A clinimetric analysis of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R) in general population studies (Denmark, Norway, and Italy)

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 374-379

  Carrozzino, Danilo ^a,c   Vassend, Olav ^b   Bjørndal, Flemming ^c   Pignolo, Claudia ^d   Olsen, Lis Raabæk ^c   Bech, Per ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mokken analysis; Principal component analysis; Scalability; Symptom checklist SCL 90 R

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINIMETRIC ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; GENERAL MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; VARIMAX ROTATION; CHECKLIST; DEVICES; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CHECKLIST; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962343984     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2016.1155235     Document Type: Article

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