Psychometric perspectives on diagnostic systems

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1089-1108

  Borsboom, Denny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causal networks; Diagnostic systems; Latent variable models; Psychometrics; Theoretical psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;

EID: 52049087366     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20503     Document Type: Article

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