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The development of a Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale

Blake, Dudley David, Weathers, Frank W., Nagy, Linda M., Kaloupek, Danny G., Gusman, Fred D., Charney, Dennis S., Keane, Terence M.·1995·Journal of Traumatic Stress

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.

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Authors
Blake, D. D., Weathers, F. W., Nagy, L. M., Kaloupek, D. G., Gusman, F. D., Charney, D. S., & Keane, T. M.
Affiliations
  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
  • Tufts University (US)
  • Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Blake, Dudley David
Venue
Journal of Traumatic Stress
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1995-01
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
75-90
ISSN
  • 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6598
OpenAlex
W2093982682
Cited by
5,024
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
22.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
Keywords
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale, PTSD assessment, structured interviews, psychometric properties, reliability statistics, validity, symptom rating scales
MeSH terms
Humans, Interview, Psychological, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Reproducibility of Results

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