The factor structure of the Kessler-10 questionnaire in a treatment-seeking sample

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 198, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 660-664

  Berle, David ^a   Starcevic, Vladan ^b   Milicevic, Denise ^a   Moses, Karen ^a   Hannan, Anthony ^a   Sammut, Peter ^c   Brakoulias, Vlasios ^b  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

factor structure; Kessler 10; psychological distress; treatment seeking; validation

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KESSLER 10 QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77957053573     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181ef1f16     Document Type: Article

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