The concurrent validity and sensitivity of change of the german version of the health of the nation outcome scales in a psychiatric inpatient setting

Psychopathology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 391-397

  Theodoridou, A ^a   Jaeger, M ^a   Ketteler, D ^a   Kawohl, W ^a   Lauber, C ^b   Hoff, P ^a   Rossler W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health of the Nation Outcome Scales; Mental disorders; Outcome measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80055071668     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325172     Document Type: Article

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