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A self-rating scale of distress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Robert Kellner  and
Brian F. Sheffield
Robert Kellner
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
Brian F. Sheffield
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
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Synopsis

Results of studies with various versions of the Symptom Rating Test are described. The test was designed to measure changes in the symptoms of neurotic patients participating in experiments in therapeutics such as drug trials. In all studies the test scores discriminated significantly between psychiatric patients and normals. In drug trials the test was found to be effective in discriminating between the responses to psychotropic drugs and to placebo. The findings suggest that the test is a valid and reliable measure of distress.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 1973 , pp. 88 - 100
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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