The case-finding performances of three operationalized systems for identifying phobic disorder in the elderly (Geriatric Mental State (A) (GMSA)/AGECAT; DSM-111; Phobic Disorders Screen (PDS)) were compared in a sample of clients of a local authority community care service. There was considerable va
A comparison of the differential diagnostic efficiency of three personality disorder inventories
β Scribed by Paul C. Guthrie; Brenda D. Mobley
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 676 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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