Validation study of a distress screener

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-237

  Braam, C ^a   Van Oostrom, S H ^a,b   Terluin, B ^c   Vasse, R ^d   De Vet, H C W ^c   Anema, J R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distress; Medical diagnosis; Mental disorders; Occupational physician; Screening; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATIZATION; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PSYCHOMETRY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STATISTICS; WORK CAPACITY;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICK LEAVE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 68349114683     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9178-z     Document Type: Article

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