Post-traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS)
The Post-traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) provides a brief and reliable self-report measure of individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder. This instrument can be used in both research and clinical settings. This Post-traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) is used on individuals who identify themselves as victims of a traumatic event. Since the PDS is a self-administered test it requires a reading age of at least 13 years of age. The test items found in the PDS mirror those items of the DSM IV criteria for PTSD.
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Post-traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS)
Reliability and Validity
The Post-traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) has a high face validity due to the items directly reflecting the individual’s experience of PTSD with high internal consistency (alpha coefficient of 0.92). Over a 2 to 3 week period the test-retest reliability was also highly satisfactory (kappa=0.74). The PDS does not detect faking or inconsistent responses by the use of any formal scales. This scale is validated on individuals ages 18 to 65.
Administration, Analysis and Reporting
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Dissertations that have used the Post-traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale
Guriel, Jennifer L. Detection of Coached Malingering of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. (West Virginia University).
Powlus, Chelsea M. (2012). Prevalence and Predictors of Hyperglycemia-Related Post-traumatic Stress in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. (Widener University).
Slaymaker, Valerie Meier. (1991). Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Emergency Medical Technicians. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln).
References
Foa, Edna B.; Cashman, Laurie; Jaycox, Lisa; Perry, Kevin. The Validation of a self-report measure of post-traumatic stress disorder: The Post-traumatic Diagnostic Scale.
Keane, Terence M.; Caddell, Juesta M.; Taylor, Kathryn L. (1988). Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Three Studies in Reliability and Validity.