Dsmiv personality disorders scidii firstfirst etet alal, 1997 is a 119item semistructured interview with the patient. Sap standardised assessment of personality acronymattic. The structured assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas is an eight item screening interview for personality disorder 4. The sapas is a selfreport questionnaire consisting of eight items. Aug 27, 2015 the sapas was developed from the semi. Aug 27, 2015 screening for personality disorder in probationers. How is standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale abbreviated.
The impact of personality disorder in uk primary care. Preliminary validation of a brief screen for personality disorder volume 183 issue 3 paul moran, morven leese, tennyson lee, paul walters, graham thornicroft, anthony mann. Methods we assessed the psychometric properties of the 8item standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas in a sample of 58 methadone maintenance patients. The sapas, personality traits, and personality disorder. The present study aimed to assess the utility of the standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas as a screen for personality disorder in a population of patients recently diagnosed with first episode depression. The scidii identified 3040 75% of the sample as having a pd. Standardiseret personlighedsundersogelse forkortet skala. Background there is a need for a brief and simple screen for personality disorders that can be used in routine psychiatric assessments. A brief screening interview test for personality disorder, the standardized assessment of personalityabbreviated scale sapas has been validated in psychiatric settings. Problems of spectrum and bias in evaluating the efficacy of diagnostic tests. For assessment of personality disorders, the standardized assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas 54 will be used. There is a need for a brief screen for personality disorders that can be used in routine clinical settings and. We first translated the original form of the sapas into french and validated it in a clinical sample n28. Circle yes if the descripon applies most of the me in most situaons.
Abstract full text abstract background brief screening instruments for comorbid personality disorders could potentially have great value in substance abuse treatment settings. Personality abbreviated scale sapas moran p, leese m, lee t, walters p, thornicroft g and mann a 2003. Personality disorder pd is an important indicator of future recidivism, and a brief assessment of pd would be of great value to those working in the criminal justice system. Screening for personality disorder in incarcerated adolescent boys. The standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas. Screening for personality disorder with the standardised assessment of personality. There is insufficient research on pd among probation populations. The scidii identified 3040 75% of the sample as having a. Pdf screening for personality disorder with the standardised. Most screening measures are based on the use of selfrated questionnaires, e. Methods convergent validity of the sapas with both categorical and dimensional representations of personality disorders was estimated. Its purpose is to produce a dimensional score that represents the likelihood that a person has a personality disorder in general, rather than to screen for particular types of personality disorders or patterns. Standardised assessment of personalityabbreviated scale sapas.
Sapas is defined as standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale somewhat frequently. Initial refinement of the language used in the sapasav took place after piloting the sapas on 10 adolescent boys and girls from a secure institution and a psychiatric. Sapas is defined as standardised assessment of personalityabbreviated scale somewhat frequently. Validation of the standardised assessment of personality ncbi nih. There is a need for a brief and simple screen for personality disorders that can be used in routine psychiatric assessments. Sapas standardised assessment of personalityabbreviated. Adaptation and validation of the standardized assessment of. The assessment of personality disorders pd is costly and timeconsuming. Personality disorder assessments are timeintensive and require trained interviewers. Jan 25, 2008 moran and colleagues developed the standardised assessment of personality, abbreviated scale sapas, a brief intervieweradministered screener that could be completed in less than 2 minutes, and reported good sensitivity 0.
The structured assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas is an eightitem screening interview for personality disorder. Adaptation and validation of the standardized assessment. Pdf screening for personality disorder in probationers. Abbreviated scale sapas, in a general population sample, using the structured clinical interviews for dsmiv personality disorders scidii as a gold standard. The standardised assessment of personalityabbreviated scale. Sapas stands for standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale.
Many argue that current categorical personality disorder pd classification systems should be more dimensional and consider personality traits. In clinical and general populations, there is a requirement for short and robust selfadministered screening tests for personality disorders. Screening for personality disorder with the standardised. We assessed the psychometric properties of the 8item standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas in a sample of 58 methadone maintenance patients. The sapas was developed from the semistructured interview standardised assessment of per. Clinical utility of standardised assessment of personality. Pdf standardised assessment of personality abbreviated. Validation of the standardised assessment of personality. In general, do you have difficulty making and keeping friends.
To test the validity of the standardised assessment of personality. How is standardised assessment of personalityabbreviated scale abbreviated. Both ques tionnaires correctly classify 81% of the patients. Screening for personality disorder in incarcerated. Screening for personality disorder in incarcerated adolescent. Research article open access screening for personality. Standardized assessment of personality abbreviated scale as a selfadministered screening test sasapas. The standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas is a short and simple interview. It consists of eight yesno questions, requires no administration training for clinicians, and only simple guidance for lay interviewers.
Questions may 222288 british journal of psychiatry2003, 183, 228232 standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas. Pdf standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale. Each item is worded as a question to be answered with. Jan 28, 2010 there is a need for a brief screen for personality disorders that can be used in routine clinical settings and epidemiological surveys. Classification, assessment, prevalence, and effect of. However, the sap is an informantbased interview and it was unclear how well the probe items would perform when given to patients as opposed to informants. Standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas.
There is a need fora brief and simple screen for personality disorders that can be used in routine psychiatric assessments. Brief screening instruments for comorbid personality disorders could potentially have great value in substance abuse treatment settings. Quick links to royal college of psychiatrists rating scales. In psychiatric outpatients, the usefulness of the dimensional neoffi as a screening instrument for personality disorders pds was compared with the categorical screening instrument sapassr using the scidii as the gold standard. Abbreviated scale sapas y n in general, do you have difficulty making and keeping friends. Screening for personality disorder in probationers. Moran and colleagues developed the standardised assessment of personality, abbreviated scale sapas, a brief intervieweradministered screener that could be completed in less than 2 minutes, and reported good sensitivity 0. There is a need for a brief screen for personality disorders that can be used in routine clinical settings and epidemiological surveys. Standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale. Preliminary validation of a brief screen for personality disorder. Y n would you normally describe yourself as a loner. Standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale moran please ask your patients the following questions.
Abbreviated scale sapas as a screen for pd in a clinical sample of substance abusers. On the same day, they were interviewed with an established assessment for dsm iv personality disorder. Only tick a response if the patient thinks that the description applies most of the time and in most situations. Clinical utility of standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas among. The standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas is the shortest and simplest to use. Standardised assessment of personality a study of validity. Standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale psychological test. The present study examined whether a brief pd screening tool, the standardized assessment of personality. The standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scale sapas 44 is the shortest and simplest to use. The examination of the psychometric properties of the patientbased screen, the standardised assessment of personality abbreviated scalesapas.
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