Dimensionality of the Whiteley Index: Assessment of hypochondriasis in an Australian sample of primary care patients

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-143

  Conradt, Matthias ^a   Cavanagh, Michael ^b   Franklin, John ^c   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Factor structure; General practice; Health anxiety; Hypochondriasis; Primary care; Screening; Whiteley Index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 31344459859     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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