The Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS): Exploring its psychometric properties in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 157, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 278-284

  Yazbek, Hanan ^a,c   Norton, Joanna ^c   Capdevielle, Delphine ^b,c   Larue, Aurore ^c   Boulenger, Jean Philippe ^b,c   Gély Nargeot, Marie Christine ^a   Raffard, Stéphane ^a,c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSERM U1061   (France)

^c Montpellier 1 University   (France)

Author keywords

Apathy; Exploratory factorial analysis; Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS); Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APATHY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CALGARY DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LILLE APATHY RATING SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCALE TO ASSESSMENT OF NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL LIFE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; APATHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; ROC CURVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904099401     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.04.034     Document Type: Article

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