Reliability and Validity of the Greek Version of the Derogatis Psychiatric Rating Scale (DPRS)

Theofanis Vorvolakos, Maria Samakouri, Kiriakos Xenitidis, Maria Perentzi, Nikos Tzavaras and Miltos Livaditis
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Theofanis Vorvolakos: Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece
Maria Samakouri: Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece
Kiriakos Xenitidis: South London & Maudsley NHS Trust & Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK, kiriakos.xenitidis@slam.nhs.uk
Maria Perentzi: Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece
Nikos Tzavaras: Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece
Miltos Livaditis: Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2006, vol. 52, issue 6, 501-511

Abstract: Background : The aim of this paper is to report on the Greek version of the Derogatis Psychiatric Rating Scale (DPRS) and its validity and reliability when administered to a Greek sample. The DPRS is a clinician-rated measure of psychiatric symptoms with nine basic and eight complementary symptom dimensions and a Global Pathology Index. Method : The DPRS was translated into Greek and administered to 161 psychiatric patients and healthy volunteers. Its validity was assessed against the Semi-structured Clinical Interview (SCID) and the Symptoms Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). The inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability were also evaluated for each symptom dimension. Results : All the symptom dimensions of the DPRS, except euphoria, have concurrent validity with the SCID on the relevant symptom dimensions diagnoses set by the interview. At the cut-off point 2/3 the DPRS has a sensitivity of 98% and a specificity of 74% in indicating active psychiatric patients. The symptom dimensions of the DPRS also have strong correlations with the relevant dimensions of SCL-90-R. The range for inter-rater reliability was from 0.48 to 0.88, the range for test-retest reliability was from 0.25 to 0.85, and the internal consistency was 0.90. Conclusion : The Greek version of the DPRS has acceptable psychometric properties, rendering it a useful screening instrument of global psychopathology as well as a multidimensional measure of some basic psychiatric symptoms.

Date: 2006
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