Psychometric Properties of the Beck Depression Inventory and the Zung Self Rating Depression Scale in Adults With Mental Retardation

Mental Retardation

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 88-95

  Powell, Richard ^a,b  

^a Western Tennessee Regional Office ^*  (United States)

^b Columbus Organization ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL MEDICINE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; ZUNG SELF RATING DEPRESSION SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037979020     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2003)041<0088:PPOTBD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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