title: Development and validation of the computerized clinician administered post-traumatic stress disorder scale-1-revised.
abstract: A computer administered version of the clinician administered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scale-1 was developed to assess PTSD in subjects presenting with psychological symptoms following exposure to a traumatic event. Both forms were administered to 40 subjects who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, third edition, revised (DSM-III-R) criteria for exposure to a significantly traumatic stressor. Inter-observer reliability was demonstrated with a kappa statistic of 0.90. The computer version had a sensitivity of 0.95 and a specificity 0.95. A correlation of 0.95 was found between the two versions and the mean score difference was non-significant. The computer form demonstrated adequate internal reliability and test-retest reliability. Overall results suggest the computer version is a valid and reliable measure of PTSD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Military Psychiatry, RAF Hospital Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Busuttil
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herapath
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Strike
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology