A Psychometric Study of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory to Assess Fatigue in Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 377-382

  Hedlund, Lena ^a   Gyllensten, Amanda Lundvik ^a   Hansson, Lars ^a  

^a Department of Health Science Centre ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anhedonia; Feasibility; Motivation; Psychometric; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANHEDONIA; COMPLICATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANHEDONIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84939895498     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: 15732789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9746-3     Document Type: Article

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