Inter-rater reliability of the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale in Japan.
In order to apply the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS) to psychiatric clinical practice in Japan we have made a preliminary Japanese version and examined the doctor to doctor and doctor to nurse inter-rater reliability. Compared with the high reliability of the items of reported psychopathology, the coefficients of correlation of observed psychopathology were considerably scattered. Education and training of the rater may improve the reliability. It is considered that the CPRS will become a very useful psychiatric rating scale in Japan.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D010820:Physicians; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales