Characteristic distribution of the total and individual item scores on the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) in US adults

Characteristic distribution of the total and individual item scores on the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) in US adults

Abstract Background The distributional pattern of total scores on depression screening scales in the general population has not been well studied. Recent studies suggest that the total scores on depression screening scales follow an exponential pattern, with the exception of the lower end of the dis...

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Main Authors: Shinichiro Tomitaka, Yohei Kawasaki, Kazuki Ide, Maiko Akutagawa, Hiroshi Yamada, Yutaka Ono, Toshiaki A. Furukawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Depressive symptom
Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological distress
Item response
National Survey of midlife development
Exponential distribution
Depressive symptom measure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1449-1

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