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Development of a criteria set and a structured interview for disorders of extreme stress (SIDES)
Author(s) -
Pelcovitz David,
van der Kolk Bessel,
Roth Susan,
Mandel Francine,
Kaplan Sandra,
Resick Patricia
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490100103
Subject(s) - psychology , internal consistency , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , kappa , stress (linguistics) , consistency (knowledge bases) , posttraumatic stress , psychometrics , computer science , power (physics) , linguistics , physics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
Data regarding the development of a structured interview measuring alterations that may accompany extreme stress are presented. A list of 27 criteria often seen in response to extreme trauma and not addressed by DSM‐IV criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were generated based on a systematic review of the literature and a survey of 50 experts. A structured interview for disorders of extreme stress (SIDES) measuring the presence of these criteria was administered to 520 subjects as part of the DSM‐IV PTSD field trials. Inter‐rater reliability as measured by Kappa coefficients for lifetime Disorders of Extreme Stress was .81. Internal consistency using coefficient alpha ranged from .53 to .96. Results indicate that the SIDES is a useful tool for investigation of response to extremes stress.