Assessing Acute Stress Disorder: Psychometric Properties of a Structured Clinical Interview

This study presents the development of a structured clinical interview to diagnose acute stress disorder (ASD). The Acute Stress Disorder Interview (ASDI) is a 19-item, dichotomously scored interview schedule that is based on criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4...

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Published in:Psychological assessment 1998-09, Vol.10 (3), p.215-220
Main Authors: Bryant, Richard A, Harvey, Allison G, Dang, Suzanne T, Sackville, Tanya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Stress Disorder
At Risk Populations
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Diagnosis
Diagnostic Tests
Emotional Trauma
Evaluation Methods
Female
Human
Injuries
Interviews
Male
Medical sciences
Patients
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychodiagnostic Interview
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stress
Stress Reactions
Stress Variables
Survivors
Techniques and methods
Test Construction
Test Reliability
Test Retest Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:This study presents the development of a structured clinical interview to diagnose acute stress disorder (ASD). The Acute Stress Disorder Interview (ASDI) is a 19-item, dichotomously scored interview schedule that is based on criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994 ). It was validated against clinician-based diagnoses of ASD on 65 trauma survivors assessed between 1 and 3 weeks posttrauma. It possessed good internal consistency ( r = .90), sensitivity (91%), and specificity (93%). Test-retest reliability was evaluated on 60 trauma survivors between 1 and 3 weeks posttrauma, with a readministration interval of 2 to 7 days. Test-retest reliability of ASDI severity scores was strong ( r = .88), and diagnostic agreement for presence (88%) and absence (94%) of ASD diagnosis was high. The ASDI appears to be a useful tool to identify those individuals who suffer ASD and are at risk of long-term posttraumatic stress disorder.
ISSN:1040-3590
1939-134X
DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.10.3.215