A structured interview guide increases Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale reliability in raters with low clinical experience

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 465-470

  Crippa, J A S ^a   Sanches, R F ^a   Hallak, J E C ^a   Loureiro, S R ^a   Zuardi, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; Psychiatric status rating scales; Psychometrics; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EXPERIENCE; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035006263     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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