Reliability and validity of Turkish Form of DSM-5 Self-Rated 
Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Scale-Adult Version

During the past two decades, a number of studies have found that depressed patients frequently have manic symptoms intermixed with depressive symptoms. While the frequency of mixed syndromes are more common in bipolar than in unipolar depressives, mixed states are also common in patients with major depressive disorder. The admixture of symptoms may be evident when depressed patients present for treatment, or they may emerge during ongoing treatment. In some patients, treatment with antidepressant medication might precipitate the emergence of mixed states. It would therefore be useful to systematically inquire into the presence of manic/hypomanic symptoms in depressed patients. We can anticipate that increased attention will likely be given to mixed depression because of changes in the DSM–5. In the present article, I review instruments that have been utilized to assess the presence and severity of manic symptoms and therefore could be potentially used to identify the DSM–5 mixed-features specifier in depressed patients and to evaluate the course and outcome of treatment. In choosing which measure to use, clinicians and researchers should consider whether the measure assesses both depression and mania/hypomania, assesses all or only some of the DSM–5 criteria for the mixed-features specifier, or assesses manic/hypomanic symptoms that are not part of the DSM–5 definition. Feasibility, more so than reliability and validity, will likely determine whether these measures are incorporated into routine clinical practice.

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Psychometric properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale Interview for DSM–5 (PSSI–5).

Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1037/pas0000259 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (10) ◽

pp. 1159-1165 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Edna B. Foa ◽

Carmen P. McLean ◽

Yinyin Zang ◽

Jody Zhong ◽

Sheila Rauch ◽

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Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Symptom Scale ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Disorder Symptom

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Psychiatric Symptomatology in Medical Students in Lebanon: What about us?

10.14293/s2199-1006.1.sor-.ppmtbqx.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alfred Chabbouh ◽

Carmen Al Haddad ◽

Grace El Bejjani ◽

Vanessa Daou ◽

Michele Chahoud

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Medical Students ◽

Psychiatric Symptoms ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Private University ◽

Additional Stress ◽

Psychiatric Symptomatology ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Being Bullied ◽

Level 1

Medical students are an at-risk population to develop mental health disorders, especially students in Lebanon who are facing constant additional stress due to the volatile situation in the country. The present study used the APA’s DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure – Adult to screen for psychiatric symptoms in 12 different domains. Out of the sample of 364 students from all universities in Lebanon, only 5.2% had already a psychiatric diagnosis. Of the non-diagnosed subpopulation, a massive percentage of 92.75% screened positive and subsequently, were in need of further mental health evaluation. Roughly half of the participants described the existence of barriers for them to seek mental health services, finances and stigma being major reasons. Predictors of a more severe screen were being from a private university and previously being bullied. The situation in medical schools in Lebanon is profoundly alarming. Shouldn’t the health of future healthcare providers be a priority?

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SALUD MENTAL E INTEROCEPCIÓN EN PACIENTES CON TRASTORNOS POR USO DE SUSTANCIAS

10.17579/sepd2021p106v ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Body Perception ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

El Sistema ◽

Salud Mental ◽

Level 1 ◽

Consumo De Sustancias ◽

Uso De Sustancias ◽

Symptom Measures

1. Descripción precisa de los objetivos La interocepción incluye procesos mediante los cuales el sistema nervioso detecta, interpreta, e integra información del interior del cuerpo (ej. frecuencia cardiaca). Estos procesos modulan aspectos cognitivos y motivacionales. Recientemente se ha descrito una interocepción disfuncional en numerosas patologías psiquiátricas, incluidos los trastornos adictivos. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es examinar la relación entre la gravedad de psicopatología y la interocepción en sujetos con trastornos por consumo de sustancias. 2. Material y métodos 26 pacientes (15 mujeres; edad media 43 años) diagnosticados de trastornos por consumo de sustancias completaron dos cuestionarios: i) Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ), que mide la capacidad de sentir cambios fisiológicos corporales (capacidad sensitiva interoceptiva), y el ii) DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom measures (DSM-XC), que evalúa la presencia y gravedad de 13 dominios de salud mental. La puntuación total de estos cuestionarios y sus subescalas se examinaron utilizando correlaciones simples. 3. Resultados y conclusiones Los resultados preliminares de este estudio muestran: que una mayor capacidad para detectar sensaciones corporales internas (capacidad sensitiva interoceptiva; BPQ) correlaciona con i) una mayor gravedad de sintomatología somática, y ii) una mayor gravedad de psicopatología general. Además, iii) a mayor capacidad de detectar sensaciones corporales en la región supradiafragmática, mayor es la gravedad de síntomas maníacos, somáticos, y de ansiedad reflejados en el DSM-XC. Estos resultados son coherentes con la creciente literatura que muestra el papel modulador de la interocepción en patologías psiquiátricas. Éstos indican que una alteración en la capacidad para detectar sensaciones corporales internas está asociada a una peor salud mental. Nosotros extendemos estos resultados a una muestra de pacientes afectos de trastornos por consumo de sustancias. Futuros trabajos pueden considerar estos resultados en el diseño de programas de intervención orientados a restructurar la capacidad sensitiva interoceptiva de estos pacientes.

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