Analysis of the psychometric properties of the Malay version of Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) among postpartum women in Kedah, North West of Peninsular Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Wan Mahmud, Wan Mohd Rushidi ^a,c   Awang, Amir ^b   Herman, Iran ^b   Mohamed, Mahmood Nazar ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c NONE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

BDI II; validation; Postpartum women; Psychometric evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 27744458014     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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