Reliability and validity of a performance-based measure of skills for communicating with doctors for older people with serious mental illness

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 569-579

  Pratt, Sarah I ^a,b   Kelly, Sarah M ^a   Mueser, Kim T ^a,b   Patterson, Thomas L ^c,d   Goldman, Sherry ^c,d   Bishop Horton, Sarah ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Mood disorders; Schizophrenia; Serious mental illness; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 35448953884     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701494894     Document Type: Article

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