title: [Research instruments in social psychiatry research].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Are assessment instruments used for social psychiatry research in German-language countries in agreement with international scientific standards?
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of assessment instruments mentioned in publications of two German-language journals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most studies concerning social psychiatry used assessment instruments developed previously and for the majority data about their validity and reliability are available. The fact that most of the instruments were originally published in English indicates that they are internationally used.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most assessment instruments mentioned in German-language papers meet with international scientific standards.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Universität Wien. johannes.wancata@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wancata
authors.forename: Ullrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Meise
mesh_terms: D003158:Community Psychiatry / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011643:Publishing; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires