Open AccessValidity and Effectiveness of Behavioral Observation in Depression: Differences between Depressed and Nondepressed
Author(s) -
Alba Jiménez,
Aquilino. Polaino-Lorente
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
quaderns de psicología/cuadernos de psicología
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.12
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2014-4520
pISSN - 0211-3481
DOI - 10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.621
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychology , carr , clinical psychology , external validity , psychiatry , social psychology , macroeconomics , economics , ecology , biology
Los autores presentan en este artículo los resultados de una investigación realizada con tres grupos de sujetos: depresivos, pacientes psiquiátricos no depresivos y normales, en un intento de acercamiento diagnóstico a la depresión a través de técnicas de observación conductual, para probar su validez y eficacia.The authors present in this article the outcomed of a research program carr out with three groups of subjects: depressed outpatients, psychiatric patients not depressed and normal. It represents a diagnostic approach to depression through behavioral observation techniques, to show their validity and efficacy