Heidelberg coping scales for delusions: Psychometric evaluation of an expert Rating instrument

Psychopathology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 244-251

  Rückl, Sarah ^a   Büche, Liesa ^a   Gentner, Nana Christina ^a   Heyne, Judith ^a   Von Bock, Anique ^a   Barthel, Andreas ^b   Vedder, Helmut ^b   Bürgy, Martin ^c   Kronmüller, Klaus Thomas ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Psychiatric Center Nordbaden   (Germany)

^c Center of Mental Health   (Germany)

^d LWL Clinic Gütersloh   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Factor analysis; Psychotic disorders; Reliability; Schizophrenia; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DELUSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DELUSIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84861596598     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330583     Document Type: Article

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