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Utility and validity of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) as a transdiagnostic scale.
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Psychiatry Research . Aug2022, Vol. 314, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- • The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale is useful for transdiagnostic assessment. • Network analyses show close interplay of symptoms and functionality. • BPRS and mini-ICF-APP show good internal consistency. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) was originally conceived to assess psychopathology in several psychiatric disorders, making it an appropriate candidate to be used as a transdiagnostic instrument. We analyzed the utility and validity of the BPRS in a diagnostically heterogeneous sample of 600 psychiatric inpatients. As a comparator, we chose the mini-ICF-APP, a scale used to measure functioning and impairment across the diagnostic spectrum. Both scales had good internal consistency. The BPRS and the mini-ICF-APP showed a moderate correlation, with good levels of agreement. We were able to identify general symptoms present across the diagnostic spectrum, influencing severity and a cluster of symptoms specific for each diagnosis. Our results show the utility and validity of the BPRS as a transdiagnostic assessment tool that could easily be introduced in routine clinical work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *PSYCHIATRIC rating scales
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01651781
- Volume :
- 314
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychiatry Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157838950
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114659