title: [SIPS--screening instrument for premenstrual symptoms. The German version of Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool to assess clinically relevant disturbances].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are common, yet often remain unrecognized and not adequately treated. One reason for this is the lack of a valid German screening instrument. The aim of the present study was to create a German version of the English "Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST)" and to verify its applicability.
  
  
  METHODS
  The German version of the PSST was created as "Screening-Instrument für prämenstruelle Symptome (SIPS)" and its reliability and validity determined based on data from 47 women with and without PMDD/severe PMS using Internet-based daily symptom ratings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The retest reliability of the SIPS was r=0.69, and Cronbach's alpha was 0.924. As an indicator of the convergent validity of the SIPS, there were significant differences between women with and without PMDD/severe PMS as identified by the SIPS with regard to prospectively assessed premenstrual symptomatology (F[2,44]=4.52, p<0.001) and symptom change (F[2,44]=25.23, p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SIPS is reliable and valid and may help to improve the identification of women who require treatment for their premenstrual symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Basel, Birmannsgasse 8, 4055, Basel, Schweiz.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bentz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meinlschmidt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult