Development of a Computerized Adaptive Test for Schizotypy Assessment

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Fonseca Pedrero, Eduardo ^a,c   Menéndez, Luis Fernando ^b   Paino, Mercedes ^b,c   Lemos Giráldez, Serafín ^b,c   Muñiz, José ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TEST; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; THE OVIEDO QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SCHIZOTYPY ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER;

EID: 84883350015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073201     Document Type: Article

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