The latent structure of analogue depression: Should the beck depression inventory be used to classify groups?

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-145

  Ruscio, Ayelet Meron ^a   Ruscio, John ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TAXOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036102836     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.14.2.135     Document Type: Article

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