The Schizotypic Syndrome Questionnaire (SSQ): Psychometrics, validation and norms

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 305-322

  van Kampen, Dirk ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Precursor symptoms; Schizophrenia prodrome; Schizotypy; SSQ model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SCHIZOTYPICAL SYNDROME QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33646522957     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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