A psychometric evaluation of the german version of the 'Health of the Nation Outcome Scales, HoNOS-D': On the feasibility and reliability of clinician-performed measurements of severity in patients with mental disorders

Psychopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-125

  Andreas, Sylke ^a   Harfst, Timo ^a   Dirmaier, Jörg ^a   Kawski, Stephan ^a   Koch, Uwe ^a   Schulz, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

HoNOS D; Inpatient; Mental disorders; Psychometrics; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH OF THE NATION OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33846881988     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098492     Document Type: Article

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