Evaluation of standardized rater training for the positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS)

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-160

  Müller, Matthias J ^a   Rossbach, Wolfgang ^a   Dannigkeit, Petra ^a   Müller Siecheneder, Florian ^a   Szegedi, Armin ^a   Wetzel, Hermann ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interrater reliability; Negative symptoms; PANSS; Positive symptoms; Rater training; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING;

ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345628033     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(98)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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