Empirical impact of DSM-IV diagnostic criterion for clinical significance

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 334-337

  Slade, Tim ^a   Andrews, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPERIENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0036094075     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200205000-00011     Document Type: Article

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