The multidimensional measurement of the positive symptoms of psychosis

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 88-96

  Steel, Craig ^a   Garety, Philippa A ^a   Freeman, Daniel ^a   Craig, Ellen ^a   Kuipers, Elizabeth ^a   Bebbington, Paul ^b   Fowler, David ^c   Dunn, Graham ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measurement; Multidimensional; Psychosis; PSYRATS; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELUSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 34250649216     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.203     Document Type: Article

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