Psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in a large community sample of adolescents in Hong Kong

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 865-873

  Chan, Ya Fen ^a   Leung, Doris Y P ^a   Fong, Daniel Y T ^a   Leung, Chi Ming ^b   Lee, Antoinette M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anxiety; Depression; HADS; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957585323     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9645-1     Document Type: Article

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