The development of a knowledge test of depression and its treatment for patients suffering from non-psychotic depression: A psychometric assessment

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 56-

  Gabriel, Adel ^a   Violato, Claudio ^b  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CONSULTATION; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70350066224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-9-56     Document Type: Article

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