The assessment of auditory hallucinations and delusions: The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of psychotic symptom rating scales (PSYRATS)
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2016
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Turkish Association of Nervous and Mental Health
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of PSYRATS Auditory Hallucinations (AHS) and Delusion Scales (DS). Method: A total of 85 inpatients and outpatients who were diagnosed with schizophrenia according to the DSM-IV-TR criteria, were on antipsychotic medication, did not have organic, mental, or physical deficits that would prevent participation in the study, did not exhibit substance or alcohol abuse or dependency, and were aged between 18-65 years were included in the sample. The PSYRATS scales were translated and corrected by the authors. The PSYRATS scales were administered with a one-week interval to 57 patients and test-retest reliability was examined. In order to test concurrent validity, The PANSS was administered to 85 patients and the SAPS to 71 patients. Results: The Cronbach Alpha coefficient was found to be 0.79 for the AHS and 0.80 for the DS. Item-total correlations ranged between 0.59 and 0.98 and between 0.66 and 0.93, respectively. Test-retest reliability ranged between 0.68 and 0.89 for hallucinations and between 0.61 and 0.76 for delusions (p<0.01). A highly significant correlation was found between the PANSS and the SAPS supported concurrent validity (p<0.01). For both scales, a three-factor structure accounted for more than 90% of the variance. The results were supported by original study findings. Conclusion: The PSYRATS Auditory Hallucination and Delusion Scales were found to be reliable and valid measures to assess psychotic symptoms in Turkish patients with schizophrenia.
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Auditory hallucination, Delusion, PSYRATS, Reliability, Scale, Validity
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Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi
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Q3
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27
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