A new Integrated Negative Symptom structure of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) in schizophrenia using item response analysis

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 185-196

  Khan, Anzalee ^a,b,f   Lindenmayer, Jean Pierre ^a,c,f   Opler, Mark ^b,c   Yavorsky, Christian ^b,d   Rothman, Brian ^b   Lucic, Luka ^b,e  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ProPhase LLC   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CROnosCCS   (United States)

^e PRATT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f MANHATTAN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Item response analysis; Negative symptoms; PANSS

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLUNTED AFFECT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPY;

ITEM RESPONSE ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS; PANSS;

APATHY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84884156653     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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