Validity of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised: A replication in an outpatient sample

We report a replication study of the validity of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (PDQ-R) in an outpatient sample. Fifty-nine applicants for psychoanalysis at a training institute completed the PDQ-R and were diagnosed by clinicians, blind to the PDQ-R results, using the Structured C...

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Published in:Comprehensive psychiatry 1992-03, Vol.33 (2), p.73-77
Main Authors: Hyler, Steven E., Skodol, Andrew E., Oldham, John M., David Kellman, H., Doidge, Norman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Ambulatory Care
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Personality Disorders - psychology
Personality Inventory - standards
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:We report a replication study of the validity of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (PDQ-R) in an outpatient sample. Fifty-nine applicants for psychoanalysis at a training institute completed the PDQ-R and were diagnosed by clinicians, blind to the PDQ-R results, using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders (SCID-II) and the Personality Disorder Examination (PDE). The PDQ-R showed high sensitivity and moderate specificity for most axis II disorders. Although not a substitute for a structured interview because it yields many false-positives, the PDQ-R is an efficient instrument for screening outpatients with DSM-III-R personality disorders.
ISSN:0010-440X
1532-8384
DOI:10.1016/0010-440X(92)90001-7