The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan

A. Furukawa, Toshi; Kawakami, Norito; Saitoh, Mari; Ono, Yutaka; Nakane, Yoshibumi; Nakamura, Yosikazu; Tachimori, Hisateru; Iwata, Noboru; Uda, Hidenori; Nakane, Hideyuki; Watanabe, Makoto; Naganuma, Yoichi; Hata, Yukihiro; Kobayashi, Masayo; Miyake, Yuko; Takeshima, Tadashi; Kikkawa, Takehiko

doi:10.1002/mpr.257

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The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan

Published in International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research • Sep 1, 2008

Authors:

Toshi A. Furukawa

Norito Kawakami

Mari Saitoh

Abstract

Two new screening scales for psychological distress, the K6 and K10, have been developed using the item response theory and shown to outperform existing screeners in English. We developed their Japanese versions using the standard back-translaton method and included them in the World Mental Health S...

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Psychology

Mental health

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