Validity of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised: a replication in an outpatient sample.
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.
Hyler
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Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
Skodol
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Oldham
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Kellman
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Doidge
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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