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. 1998 Jan-Feb;60(1):42-7.
doi: 10.1097/00006842-199801000-00010.

Clinical utility of a brief diagnostic test for posttraumatic stress disorder

I V Carlier  1 , R D Lamberts, A J Van Uchelen, B P Gersons
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Clinical utility of a brief diagnostic test for posttraumatic stress disorder

I V Carlier et al. Psychosom Med. 1998 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

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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