The validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

2002/02/01 by Ingvar Bjelland, Alv A Dahl, Alv A. Dahl +2 · 9,832 citations
Health Professions · Medicine · Psychology · #Anxiety #Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes #Cardiac Health and Mental Health #Clinical psychology #Cronbach's alpha #Depression (economics) #Developmental psychology #Discriminant validity #Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout #Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale #Internal consistency #Medicine #Population #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychometrics #Rating scale

paper · doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(01)00296-3

published in Journal of Psychosomatic Research 52(2), 69-77 (Elsevier BV)

openalex publication_date 2002/02/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

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