Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the SCL-90-R: A study on a large community sample

European Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 591-597

  Prunas, Antonio ^a   Sarno, Irene ^a   Preti, Emanuele ^a   Madeddu, Fabio ^a   Perugini, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distress; Psychometrics; Psychopathology; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PARANOIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951583197     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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