Utility and validity of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) as a transdiagnostic scale

•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 sev...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2022-08, Vol.314, p.114659-114659, Article 114659
Main Authors: Hofmann, Andreas B., Schmid, Hanna M., Jabat, Mounira, Brackmann, Nathalie, Noboa, Vanessa, Bobes, Julio, Garcia-Portilla, Maria Paz, Seifritz, Erich, Vetter, Stefan, Egger, Stephan T.
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Language:English
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Assessment
Network analysis
Psychometrics
Psychopathology
Psychosocial functioning
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Summary:•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.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114659