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A comparative evaluation of the Symptom Rating Test and the Langner 22-item Index for use in epidemiological surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Raymond Cochrane
Raymond Cochrane*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham
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1Address for correspondence: Dr R. Cochrane, Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT.
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Synopsis

A systematic evaluation was made of the reliability, validity and psychometric properties of the Symptom Rating Test Langner 22-Item Scale in the order to determine whether they are suitable for use in community surveys of psychiatric epidemiology. On the basis of studies on several samples (total N = 846), both scales were shown to be suitable for this purpose. Although the subscale structure of the Symptom Rating Test was not confirmed, it appeared superior in most respects to the Langner Scale

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 115 - 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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