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- Title
The development of a Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale.
- Authors
Blake, D D; Weathers, F W; Nagy, L M; Kaloupek, D G; Gusman, F D; Charney, D S; Keane, T M
- Abstract
Several interviews are available for assessing PTSD. These interviews vary in merit when compared on stringent psychometric and utility standards. Of all the interviews, the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-1) appears to satisfy these standards most uniformly. The CAPS-1 is a structured interview for assessing core and associated symptoms of PTSD. It assesses the frequency and intensity of each symptom using standard prompt questions and explicit, behaviorally-anchored rating scales. The CAPS-1 yields both continuous and dichotomous scores for current and lifetime PTSD symptoms. Intended for use by experienced clinicians, it also can be administered by appropriately trained paraprofessionals. Data from a large scale psychometric study of the CAPS-1 have provided impressive evidence of its reliability and validity as a PTSD interview.
- Publication
Journal of traumatic stress, 1995, Vol 8, Issue 1, p75
- ISSN
0894-9867
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02105408