Comparison of self-rated and clinician-rated measures of depressive symptoms: A naturalistic study

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 353-361

  Dorz, Stella ^a,b   Borgherini, Giuseppe ^a   Conforti, Donatella ^a   Scarso, Caterina ^a   Magni, Guido ^a  

^a Affective Disorders Unit   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Parco dei Tigli   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90 ITEM VERSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4844220811     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/1476083041839349     Document Type: Article

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