Construction and evaluation of a self rating scale for stress-induced Exhaustion Disorder, the Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-82

  Besèr, Aniella ^a   Sorjonen, Kimmo ^b   Wahlberg, Kristina ^b   Peterson, Ulla ^b   Nygren, Åke ^b   Åsberg, Marie ^b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cognitive problems; Exhaustion disorder; KEDS; Screening; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84892487679     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12088     Document Type: Article

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