Factor structure of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale in unipolar depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-334

  Biancosino, Bruno ^a,b   Picardi, Angelo ^c   Marmai, Luciana ^a,b   Biondi, Massimo ^d   Grassi, Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

^c Surveillance and Health Promotion   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apathy; Depression; Dimensional psychopathology; Dysphoria; Factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APATHY; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPHORIA; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGED; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953703769     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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