Validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire
Validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire
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DOI:
10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.07.008
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发表时间:
2009-05-01
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Bahk, Won-Myong
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作者:
Jon, Duk-In;Hong, Narei;Bahk, Won-Myong
Backgrounds: This study aimed to elucidate the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (K-MDQ). which is a screening instrument developed for bipolar disorders.Methods: This study translated the MDQ into Korean to produce the K-MDQ. The K-MDQ was applied to 126 outpatients with bipolar disorder clinically diagnosed by Dialiostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fourth Edition and 112 controls without a psychiatric history. The long-term test-retest reliability with a 10-month interval was investigated in 30 bipolar outpatients.Results: The internal consistency (Cronbach a) of the K-MDQ was .88. The correlations between each item and the total score ranged from 0.43 to 0.76 and were all statistically significant (P