Readability of Self-Report Measures of Depression and Anxiety

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1100-1112

  McHugh, R Kathryn ^a   Behar, Evelyn ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; readability; self report measures; transportability

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72449201691     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017124     Document Type: Article

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