The Italian version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Factor structure and psychometric properties on community and clinical samples

Gioia Bottesi; Marta Ghisi; Gianmarco Altoè; Erica Conforti; Gabriele Melli; Claudio Sica

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.04.005

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The Italian version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Factor structure and psychometric properties on community and clinical samples

Gioia Bottesi Marta Ghisi Gianmarco Altoè

Erica Conforti Gabriele Melli Claudio Sica

Comprehensive Psychiatry Vol. 60 pp. 170-181 · Elsevier BV

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Gioia Bottesi, Marta Ghisi, Gianmarco Altoè, et al. (2015). The Italian version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Factor structure and psychometric properties on community and clinical samples. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 60, 170-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.04.005

The Italian version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Factor structure and psychometric properties on community and clinical samples

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