title: Validity of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised: a replication in an outpatient sample.
abstract: We report a replication study of the validity of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (PDQ-R) in an outpatient sample. Fifty-nine applicants for psychoanalysis at a training institute completed the PDQ-R and were diagnosed by clinicians, blind to the PDQ-R results, using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders (SCID-II) and the Personality Disorder Examination (PDE). The PDQ-R showed high sensitivity and moderate specificity for most axis II disorders. Although not a substitute for a structured interview because it yields many false-positives, the PDQ-R is an efficient instrument for screening outpatients with DSM-III-R personality disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hyler
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Skodol
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Oldham
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Kellman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doidge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results