Sensitivity and specificity of the Chinese version of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief for identifying undergraduate students susceptible to psychosis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1535-1544

  Ma, Wei Fen ^a   Wu, Po Lun ^b   Yang, Shu Ju ^b   Cheng, Kuang Fu ^a   Chiu, Hsien Tsai ^a   Lane, Hsien Yuan ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese version Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire Brief; Psychosis; Screen; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOIDISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENT; TAIWAN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049313580     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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