Capturing coping with symptoms in people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia: Introducing the MACS-24

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-12

  Bak, Maarten ^a   Delespaul, Philippe ^a   Krabbendam, Lydia ^a   Huistra, Karola ^a   Walraven, Wil ^b   Van Os, Jim ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Prins Claus Mental Health Centre   (Netherlands)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Distress; Perceived control; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAASTRICHT ASSESSMENT OF COPING STRATEGY 24; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749087372     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.272     Document Type: Article

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