DSM-IV Major Depressive Episode criteria: An evaluation of reliability and validity across three different rating methods

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-10

  Hilsenroth, Mark J ^a   Baity, Matthew R ^b   Mooney, Megan A ^c   Meyer, Gregory J ^d  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depression; DSM IV; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 1542410126     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500310004795     Document Type: Article

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