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

1 February 1980

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine

Vol. 10 (1) , 115-124
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700039647

Abstract

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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