Assessing impact of differential symptom functioning on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-141

  He, Qiwei ^a   Glas, Cees A W ^a   Veldkamp, Bernard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Differential item functioning; Item response theory; NCS R; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84901942341     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1417     Document Type: Article

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