Scoring rules and rating formats of Self-report Depression Questionnaires: A comparison of approaches

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 218, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 225-228

  Zimmerman, Mark ^a   D'Avanzato, Catherine ^a   Attiullah, Naureen ^a   Friedman, Michael ^a   Toba, Cristina ^a   Boerescu, Daniela A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depression; Measurement; Self report scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICALLY USEFUL DEPRESSION OUTCOME SCALE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; QUICK INVENTORY OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY; REMISSION; REMISSION FROM DEPRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDITY; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902087143     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.03.025     Document Type: Article

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