Open AccessPSYCHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MACEDONIAN VERSION OF CLINICAL ASSESSMENT INTERVIEW FOR NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS (CAINS)
Author(s) -
Biljana Blaževska Stoilkovska,
Stojan Bajraktarov,
Silvana Markovska Simoska,
Miloš Milutinović,
Ljubiša Novotni,
Slavica Arsova,
Gabriela Novotni,
Valentina Samardziska,
Sonja Delova,
Antoni Novotni,
Nikolina Jovanović
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychiatria danubina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1849-0867
pISSN - 0353-5053
DOI - 10.24869/psyd.2021.347
Subject(s) - discriminant validity , psychology , convergent validity , clinical psychology , exploratory factor analysis , pleasure , context (archaeology) , macedonian , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychometrics , psychiatry , internal consistency , psychotherapist , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Despite the importance of effective assessment and treatment of negative symptoms among patients with psychosis, no validated instruments are available in the Republic of North Macedonia. The aim of this paper was to explore psychometric properties, namely factorial structure, internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity of the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS).