Validation of a mental health assessment in an african conflict population

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 318-324

  Ertl, Verena ^a,b   Pfeiffer, Anett ^b,c   Saile, Regina ^a   Schauer, Elisabeth ^b   Elbert, Thomas ^b,c   Neuner, Frank ^a,b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Vivo Foundation   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conflict population; Depression; Mental health assessment; Trauma; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICIAN ADMINISTERED PTSD SCALE; CONFLICT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION SECTION OF THE HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; POSTTRAUMATIC DIAGNOSTIC SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UGANDA; VALIDATION STUDY; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953878594     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018810     Document Type: Article

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