The Reliability and Validity of the Panic Disorder Self-Report: A New Diagnostic Screening Measure of Panic Disorder

Newman, M. G., Holmes, M., Zuellig, A. R., Kachin, K. E., & Behar, E. S. (2006). The reliability and validity of the Panic Disorder Self-Report (PDSR): A new diagnostic measure of panic disorder. Psychological Assessment, 18(1), 49-61. doi:10.1037/1040-3590.18.1.49

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Michelle G. Newman

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Psychology

Marilyn Holmes

Pennsylvania State University

Andrea Zuellig

Melrose Center

Kevin Kachin

Retrofit

Evelyn Behar

University of Illinois at Chicago

Date Written: 2006

Abstract

This study examined the Panic Disorder Self-Report (PDSR), a new self-report diagnostic measure of panic disorder based on the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). PDSR diagnoses were compared with structured interview diagnoses of individuals with generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and panic disorder and nonanxious controls. Receiver operating characteristic analyses revealed that the PDSR showed 100% specificity and 89% sensitivity. The PDSR also demonstrated retest reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, and kappa agreement of .93 with a structured interview. Finally, the PDSR demonstrated clinical validity. Students who were identified as having panic disorder using the PDSR did not have significantly different scores on the Panic Disorder Severity Scale--Self-Report form (P. R. Houck, D. A. Speigel, M. K. Shear, & P. Rucci, 2002) than a panic disordered community sample. However, both groups had significantly higher scores than students identified as not meeting criteria for panic disorder.

Keywords: Panic Disorder, Screening Tests, Self Report, Test, Reliability, Validity, Psychodiagnosis, anxiety self-report measure, diagnostic assessment, anxiety disorder assessment, Panic Disorder Self-Report test,

Suggested Citation

Newman, Michelle G. and Holmes, Marilyn and Zuellig, Andrea and Kachin, Kevin and Behar, Evelyn, The Reliability and Validity of the Panic Disorder Self-Report: A New Diagnostic Screening Measure of Panic Disorder (2006). Newman, M. G., Holmes, M., Zuellig, A. R., Kachin, K. E., & Behar, E. S. (2006). The reliability and validity of the Panic Disorder Self-Report (PDSR): A new diagnostic measure of panic disorder. Psychological Assessment, 18(1), 49-61. doi:10.1037/1040-3590.18.1.49, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2556428

Michelle G. Newman (Contact Author)

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Psychology ( email )

University Park, PA
United States

Marilyn Holmes

Pennsylvania State University

University Park
State College, PA 16802
United States

Andrea Zuellig

Melrose Center ( email )

St. Louis Park, MN
United States

Kevin Kachin

Retrofit

University Park
State College, PA 16802
United States

Evelyn Behar

University of Illinois at Chicago ( email )

1200 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60607
United States

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