Glasgow Anxiety Scale for people with an Intellectual Disability (GAS-ID): Development and psychometric properties of a new measure for use with people with mild intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-30

  Mindham, J ^a   Espie, Colin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Glasgow Anxiety Scale for people with an Intellectual Disability; Psychometric properties; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PULSE RATE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037243058     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2003.00457.x     Document Type: Review

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