Development and validation of a self-report for the assessment of adjustment disorders

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 584-595

  Einsle, Franziska ^a   Köllner, Volker ^b,c   Dannemann, Stephanie ^d   Maercker, Andreas ^e  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Department of Psychosomatic Medicine   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

adjustment disorders; coping; reliability; self report instrument; validity

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77956579941     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.487107     Document Type: Article

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