title: A comparison of the SPRINT and CAPS assessment scales for posttraumatic stress disorder.
abstract: The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-IV (CAPS) is a widely used assessment tool for (posttraumatic stress disorder) (PTSD). However, a shorter assessment tool may be beneficial for clinical work. Here, we compare such a tool, the Short PTSD Rating Interview (SPRINT) to the CAPS. We found that the SPRINT rating scale performs similarly to the CAPS rating scale in the assessment of PTSD symptom clusters and total scores, and that the SPRINT takes significantly less time to administer than the CAPS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaishnavi
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: Jonathan R T
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology