On the measurement of delusions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9618240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Walkup (State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 365-368 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1990.tb01631.x |
| PMID | 2081161 |
| OpenAlex | W2073362611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Garety (1985) analysed problems with existing definitions of delusions, focusing on the fixity and intensity of delusional beliefs. A quantitative method was proposed to evaluate with greater sensitivity the intensity of delusional conviction and its fixity over time. In this comment, three related points are raised about Garety's analysis and measure. None of the three challenges the fundamental usefulness or value of the measure, although potential problems are noted in the items used to check test‐retest reliability and in the wording of one of the two forms described
Cognitive psychology · Conviction · Delusion · Measure (data warehouse) · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Statistics · Test (biology) · Value (mathematics) · Clinical Psychology · Face Recognition and Perception · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |