A psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of the psychopathology inventory for mentally retarded adults (PIMRA)

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-201

  Gustafsson, Carina ^a   Sonnander, Karin ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mentally retarded adults; Psychometric evaluation; Psychopathology inventory for mentally retarded adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 10044243514     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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