A discussion on the role of clinimetrics and the misleading effects of psychometric theory

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 753-756

  Fava, Giovanni A ^a,b   Belaise, Carlotta ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Clinical assessment; Clinimetrics; Depression; Psychometrics; Rating scales

Indexed keywords

ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINIMETRY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 22044456710     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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