Validity, reliability and objectivity of the family history method in psychiatry: A meta analysis

European Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-58

  Hardt, Jochen ^a   Franke, Petra ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Family history; Mania; Personality disorder; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MANIA; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VALIDITY; VARIANCE;

FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHIATRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33846528936     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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