Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Italian version of the depression attitude questionnaire (DAQ)

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-100

  Sighinolfi, C ^a   Norcini Pala, A ^b   Casini, F ^a   Haddad, M ^c   Berardi, D ^a   Menchetti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; depression; factor analysis; opinion; primary care physician

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84875029322     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796012000224     Document Type: Article

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