Factor structure and dimensionality of the two depression scales in STAR*D using level 1 datasets

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 396-400

  Bech, P ^a   Fava, M ^b   Trivedi, M H ^c   Wisniewski, S R ^d   Rush, A J ^e  

^a FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hamilton depression scale; Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology; Item response theory analysis; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INVENTORY OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOKKEN ANALYSIS; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; OUTPATIENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 79960322438     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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