Latent class analysis of delusion-proneness: exploring the latent structure of the Peters et al. delusions inventory

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 196, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 620-629

  Rocchi, Marco B L ^a   Sisti, Davide ^a   Manca, Sebastiana ^b   Siddi, Sara ^b   Mura, Tania ^b   Preti, Antonio ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Genneruxi Medical Center   (Italy)

^d Centro Medico Genneruxi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delusion; Hallucination; Hypomania; Latent class analysis; Paranoia; Psychometric scale; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; LATENT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANOIA; POPULATION; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 56149120672     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31818132a3     Document Type: Article

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