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Problems in developing an instrument for the rapid assessment of personality status

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

E. Van Horn ,
C. Manley ,
D. Leddy ,
D. Cicchetti  and
P. Tyrer
E. Van Horn
Affiliation:
Department of Public Mental Health, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Paterson Centre, 20 South Whart Road, LondonW2 1PD, UK
C. Manley
Affiliation:
Department of Public Mental Health, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Paterson Centre, 20 South Whart Road, LondonW2 1PD, UK
D. Leddy
Affiliation:
Department of Public Mental Health, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Paterson Centre, 20 South Whart Road, LondonW2 1PD, UK
D. Cicchetti
Affiliation:
Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, USA
P. Tyrer*
Affiliation:
Department of Public Mental Health, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Paterson Centre, 20 South Whart Road, LondonW2 1PD, UK
*
* Correspondence and reprints
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Summary

Purpose

To assess the validity of a quick assessment instrument (10 minutes) for assessing personality status, the Rapid Personality Assessment Schedule (PAS-R).

Subjects and methods

The PAS-R was evaluated in psychotic patients recruited in one of the centres involved in a multicentre randomised controlled trial of intensive vs standard case management (the UK700 case management trial). Patients were assessed using both a full version of the PAS (PAS-I – ICD version) and the PAS-R. The weighted kappa statistic was used to gauge the (criterion-related) validity of the PAS-R using the PAS-I as the gold standard. Both measure code personality status using a four-point rating of severity in addition to recording individual categories of personality disorder.

Results

One hundred fifty-five (77%) of 201 patients recruited were assessed with both instruments. The weighted kappa statistic was 0.31, suggesting only moderate agreement between the PAS-I and PAS-R instruments under the four-point rating format, and 0.39 for the dichotomous personality disorder/no disorder separation. The sensitivity (64%) and specificity (82%) of the PAS-R in predicting PAS-I personality disorder were as satisfactory as for other screening instruments but still somewhat disappointing, and the PAS-R had an overall diagnostic accuracy of 78%.

Conclusion

The PAS-R is a quick and rough method of detecting personality abnormality but is not a substitute for a fuller assessment.

Keywords

assessmentpersonality disorderreliabilityvalidity
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Original Article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 15 , Issue S1 , June 2000 , pp. 29 - 33
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Copyright © 2000 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved

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