A comparison of the psychometric strengths of the public-domain zung self-rating depression scale with the proprietary beck depression inventory-II in barbados

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 483-488

  Campbell, M H ^a   Maynard, D ^a   Roberti, J W ^b   Emmanuel, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Depression; Psychometrics; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY II; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; VOLUNTEER; ZUNG SELF RATING DEPRESSION SCALE;

EID: 84872538622     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2010.145     Document Type: Article

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