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A comparison of the SPRINT and CAPS assessment scales for posttraumatic stress disorder
Author(s) -
Vaishnavi Sandeep,
Payne Victoria,
Connor Kathryn,
Davidson Jonathan R.T.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.20202
Subject(s) - posttraumatic stress , psychology , sprint , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , physical therapy
The Clinician‐Administered PTSD Scale for DSM‐IV (CAPS) is a widely used assessment tool for (posttraumatic stress disorder) (PTSD). However, a shorter assessment tool may be beneficial for clinical work. Here, we compare such a tool, the Short PTSD Rating Interview (SPRINT) to the CAPS. We found that the SPRINT rating scale performs similarly to the CAPS rating scale in the assessment of PTSD symptom clusters and total scores, and that the SPRINT takes significantly less time to administer than the CAPS. Depression and Anxiety 23:437–440, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.