This study investigated the factor structure of the expanded Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) on a sample of severe mentally ill homeless individuals. A confirmatory factor analysis using the Oblique Multiple Group method supported the typical five factor solution found in previous studies with
Factor structure of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale in unipolar depression
β Scribed by Bruno Biancosino; Angelo Picardi; Luciana Marmai; Massimo Biondi; Luigi Grassi
- Book ID
- 113666979
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Volume
- 124
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-0327
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