Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 85, Issue 1 , Pages 53-69 , March 2005

Studies on a German (Münster) version of the temperament auto-questionnaire TEMPS-A: construction and validation of the briefTEMPS-M

  • Andreas Erfurth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 11, 48129 Münster, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg, Dr. -Mack-Str. 1, 86156 Augsburg, Germany. Tel.: +49-821-4803-112; fax: +49-821-4803-266.
    • Equally contributing first authors in alphabetical order.
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  • Alexander L. Gerlach

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Equally contributing first authors in alphabetical order.
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  • Inga Hellweg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 11, 48129 Münster, Germany
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  • Ines Boenigk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 11, 48129 Münster, Germany
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  • Nikolaus Michael

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 11, 48129 Münster, Germany
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  • Hagop S. Akiskal

      Affiliations

    • VA Hospital and International Mood Centre, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

Received 10 January 2003 ,Accepted 9 April 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00102-2

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 85, Issue 1 , Pages 53-69 , March 2005

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