Assessing mental disorder causal beliefs: A latent dimension identification

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 686-693

  Mannarini, Stefania ^a   Boffo, Marilisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Causal beliefs; Latent dimension; Many facet modeling; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890795813     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9581-3     Document Type: Article

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