Preliminary examination of the psychometric properties of the Psychiatric Scepticism Scale

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 399-403

  Swami, Viren ^a,b   Furnham, Adrian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti scientific attitudes; Mental health literacy; Psychiatric skepticism; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79960364997     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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