title: Development and evaluation of problem frequency scales from version 3 of the computerized assessment system for psychotherapy evaluation and research (CASPER).
abstract: A comprehensive analysis of interview items on the Computerized Assessment System for Psychotherapy Evaluation and Research (CASPER) was conducted using derivation (N = 1,168) and cross-validation samples (N = 1,158) from a university counseling center and an outpatient training clinic sample (N = 355). Nine scales were identified that demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and unidimensionality. Confirmatory factor analyses of 6 of these scales supported the presence of 6 factors, but indicated that several were highly intercorrelated. These findings were consistent across all 3 samples. Analyses relating these 6 scales to comparable scales on the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) obtained for the training clinic sample indicated a high degree of correspondence across instruments. In addition, significant correlations were found between global measures obtained from CASPER and the BSI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284-2018, USA.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Farrell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013333:Student Health Services; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted