title: Multidimensional assessment of the Panic-Agoraphobic Spectrum: reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the PAS-SR.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, Spain. cberrocal@uma.es
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berrocal
authors.forename: Modesto A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ruiz Moreno
authors.forename: Minervina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gil Villa
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hermoso
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rucci
authors.forename: Giovanni B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Cassano
mesh_terms: 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