Multidimensional assessment of the Panic-Agoraphobic Spectrum: reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the PAS-SR.
The present study reports on the psychometric properties of the adaptation into Spanish of the Panic-Agoraphobic Spectrum Self-Report (PAS-SR). Drawing on a dimensional and longitudinal perspective of psychopathology, the PAS-SR was designed to measure a wide array of lifetime Panic-Agoraphobic features. Participants included outpatients with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of panic disorder (n=26) or major depression (n=28), and a normal control group (n=41). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were excellent for the total score, and moderate to excellent for most domains. Significant and high correlations between PAS-SR scores and instruments measuring similar constructs indicated good concurrent validity. The findings support the discriminant validity of the questionnaire. Patients with a diagnosis of panic disorder attained higher scores than normal controls on all domains, and displayed higher scores than patients with major depression on five of the eight domains.
Berrocal
Carmen
C
Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, Spain. cberrocal@uma.es
Ruiz Moreno
Modesto A
MA
Gil Villa
Minervina
M
Hermoso
Pablo
P
Rucci
Paola
P
Cassano
Giovanni B
GB
D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires