A confirmatory factor analytic evaluation of the pentagonal PANSS model

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-104

  Fitzgerald, Paul B ^a   De Castella, Anthony R ^a   Brewer, Karren ^a   Filia, Kate ^a   Collins, Jenny ^a   Davey, P ^b   Rolfe, T ^a   Kulkarni, J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dimensions; Factor structure; Models; Positive and negative syndrome rating scale; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSPHORIA; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0037401045     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00295-5     Document Type: Article

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