Validation of rating scales in psychiatry

Tyrer, P.; Henderson, F.; McDermott, U.

British Journal of Hospital Medicine 49(6): 434-437

1993


ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064
PMID: 8472107
Document Number: 417392
Statistical analysis of psychiatric research requires the translation of qualitative data into quantitative form. This can be achieved using rating scales. However, the reliability and the validity, i.e. the validation of these scales, presents significant problems; these shall be outlined in this article.

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