Comparison of eleven short versions of the symptom checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90-R) for use in the assessment of general psychopathology

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-254

  Müller, Jörg M ^a   Postert, Christian ^a   Beyer, Thomas ^a   Furniss, Tilman ^a   Achtergarde, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Internal consistency; PDTS; SCL 90 R; Screening; Short version; Symptom checklist; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; BRIEF SYMPTOMS INVENTORY 18; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 25; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOIA; PHOBIA; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL STRESS; SOMATIZATION; STANDARD; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 10N; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 10R; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 10S; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 11; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 27; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 5; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 6; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; VALIDITY;

EID: 77954456781     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-009-9141-5     Document Type: Article

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