Development and validation of a self-reported questionnaire on users' opinions about Schizophrenia: A participatory research

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 425-441

  Magliano, Lorenza ^a   Fiorillo, Andrea ^a   Del Vecchio, Heidegret ^a   Malangone, Claudio ^b   De Rosa, Corrado ^c   Bachelet, Carla ^d   Cesari, Giampiero ^e   D'Ambrogio, Rosa ^f   Fulgosi Cigala, Francesca ^g   Veltro, Franco ^h   Zanus, Paola ⁱ   Pioli, Rosaria ^j   Maj, Mario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Mental Health Centre of Ravello   (Italy)

^c Mental Health Centre of Battipaglia   (Italy)

^d Mental Health Centre   (Italy)

^e Mental Health Centre of Arezzo   (Italy)

^f Mental Health Centre of Rho   (Italy)

^g Mental Health Centre of Ferrara   (Italy)

^h Mental Health Centre of Campobasso   (Italy)

ⁱ Mental Health Centre of Trieste   (Italy)

^j Fatebenefratelli Institute of Brescia   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Opinions; Participatory research; Questionnaire; Reliability; Schizophrenia; Users; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; FACE VALIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE ON USERS OPINIONS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 69449088959     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008099414     Document Type: Article

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