Validation of the Norwegian version of the Social Functioning Scale (SFS) for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 525-533

  Hellvin, Tone ^a,b   Sundet, Kjetil ^a,b   Vaskinn, Anja ^c   Simonsen, Carmen ^a,b   Ueland, Torill ^a,b   Andreassen, Ole A ^a,b   Melle, Ingrid ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Schizophrenia; Social functioning; Social Functioning Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78649458579     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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