Improving the psychometric utility of the hypomania checklist (HCL-32): A Rasch analysis approach

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 152-154, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 448-453

  Court, Helen ^a   Forty, Liz ^b   Jones, Lisa ^c   Gordon Smith, Katherine ^c   Jones, Ian ^b   Craddock, Nick ^b   Smith, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; HCL 32; Hypomania; Multidimensionality; Rasch analysis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; HYPOMANIA CHECKLIST 32; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHECKLIST; EVALUATION STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84889091477     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.10.014     Document Type: Article

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