Reliability and validity of the DSM-IV diagnostic category of schizoaffective disorder: Preliminary data

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 95-98

  Maj, Mario ^a   Pirozzi, Raffaele ^a   Formicola, Anna Maria ^a   Bartoli, Luca ^a   Bucci, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Outcome; Reliability; Schizoaffective disorder; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034598424     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00059-2     Document Type: Article

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