title: [Symptom Checklist SCL-27].
abstract: The Symptom-Checklist-27 (SCL-27) forms a modification of the widely used Symptom-Checklist-90-R, with the latter demonstrating considerable shortcomings in psychometric properties. The SCL-27 is designed to screen for psychiatric symptoms in patients presenting somatic complaints. It contains the six subscales depressive, dysthymic, vegetative, agoraphobic, sociophobic symptoms and symptoms of mistrust. Additionally, a global severity index (GSI-27), similar to the GSI in the SCL-90-R is available. The subscales are short, the number of items varies between four and six. Psychometric properties and reference values based on a representative German sample of more than 2000 subjects are presented for the various subscales. All subscales show sufficient internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha > or = 0.70 and for the GSI-27 alpha is = 0.93. The correlation between GSI-27 and GSI is r = 0.93. Sex-specific cut-offs are presented to identify those patients, who need further examination.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Mainz. hardt@mail.uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hardt
authors.forename: Ulrich T
authors.initials: UT
authors.lastname: Egle
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kappis
authors.forename: Aike
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hessel
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brähler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012727:Sex Characteristics