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Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol 60, Issue 1 42-47, Copyright © 1998 by American Psychosomatic Society

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Clinical utility of a brief diagnostic test for posttraumatic stress disorder

IV Carlier, RD Lamberts, AJ Van Uchelen and BP Gersons
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, The Netherlands.

OBJECTIVE: This study examines the psychometric properties and clinical utility of a brief diagnostic instrument known as the Self-Rating Scale for PTSD (SRS-PTSD). METHOD: The scale was applied to a sample of 136 survivors of a plane crash. We designed SRS-PTSD as an abridged version of the Structured Interview for PTSD (SI-PTSD), which measures the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms from both a current and a lifetime perspective. RESULTS: The results indicate that SRS-PTSD and SI-PTSD both show satisfactory internal consistency and interjudge reliability. Furthermore, SRS-PTSD was shown to have sufficient sensitivity and specificity and an adequate likelihood ratio. CONCLUSIONS: SRS-PTSD constitutes a good alternative for SI-PTSD, especially for sites with limited clinical resources.


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