Evaluation of diagnostic criteria for panic attack using item response theory: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey in USA

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 197-201

  Ietsugu, Tetsuji ^a,c   Sukigara, Masune ^b   Furukawa, Toshiaki A ^c  

^a Nagoya University of Economics   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; International Classification of Diseases; Item response theory; Panic attack

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MEASUREMENT; PANIC; PARAMETER; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; THEORY; UNITED STATES; XEROSTOMIA;

COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PANIC DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748969554     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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