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Validation of rating scales in psychiatry
P Tyrer1, F Henderson, U McDermott
1Department of Community Psychiatry, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine
|March 6, 1993
Abstract:
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.