The clinical psychological diagnostic system (KPD-38): Sensitivity to change and validity of a self-report instrument for outcome monitoring and quality assurance

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-338

  Moessner, Markus ^a   Gallas, Christine ^b   Haug, Severin ^c   Kordy, Hand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concurrent Validity; Criterion Validity; KPD 38; Outcome Monitoring; Sensitivity to Change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960448330     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.717     Document Type: Article

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