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Italian community norms for the Brief Symptom Inventory in the elderly
Author(s) -
Leo Diego,
Frisoni Giovanni B.,
Rozzini Renzo,
Trabucchi Marco
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1993.tb01045.x
Subject(s) - distressing , psychology , psychometrics , psychiatry , clinical psychology , validation test , gerontology , test validity , medicine , chemistry
Italian community norms for the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in the elderly are presented on 462 subjects. Means do not substantially differ from previously published US norms for the elderly. Higher scores were found in women and in subjects with social or distressing somatic conditions.