Use of item response theory to understand differential functioning of DSM-IV major depression symptoms by race, ethnicity and gender

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 591-601

  Uebelacker, L A ^a   Strong, D ^a   Weinstock, L M ^a   Miller, I W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Major depression

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENDER; HISPANIC; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; RACE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549140267     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291708003875     Document Type: Article

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