The diagnostic validity of the Athens Insomnia Scale

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-267

  Soldatos, Constantin R ^a,b   Dikeos, Dimitris G ^a   Paparrigopoulos, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens insomnia scale (AIS); Diagnosis; Insomnia; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 0347710032     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00604-9     Document Type: Article

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