Carlier I V, Lamberts R D, Van Uchelen A J, Gersons B P
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, The Netherlands.
Psychosom Med. 1998 Jan-Feb;60(1):42-7. doi: 10.1097/00006842-199801000-00010.
This study examines the psychometric properties and clinical utility of a brief diagnostic instrument known as the Self-Rating Scale for PTSD (SRS-PTSD).
The scale was applied to a sample of 136 survivors of a plane crash. We designed SRS-PTSD as an abridged version of the Structured Interview for PTSD (SI-PTSD), which measures the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms from both a current and a lifetime perspective.
The results indicate that SRS-PTSD and SI-PTSD both show satisfactory internal consistency and interjudge reliability. Furthermore, SRS-PTSD was shown to have sufficient sensitivity and specificity and an adequate likelihood ratio.
SRS-PTSD constitutes a good alternative for SI-PTSD, especially for sites with limited clinical resources.
