Standardized assessment of psychopathology by relatives of mentally disordered patients: Preliminary results of using the positive and negative syndrome scale to compare schizophrenic and affective disorders

Psychopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 242-253

  Nitsche, Ines ^a   Kallert, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Assessment by relatives; Factor analysis; Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR RETARDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 34248208658     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101729     Document Type: Article

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