Development of a scale for the measurement of symptom change in an outpatient clinic

Robert Plutchik; Hope R. Conte; Warren Spence; Peter Buckley; Toksoz B. Karasu

doi:10.1016/0010-440X(90)90017-M

Development of a scale for the measurement of symptom change in an outpatient clinic

Robert Plutchik, Hope R. Conte, Warren Spence, Peter Buckley, Toksoz B. Karasu

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A brief 21-item symptom rating scale, the Psychiatric Outpatient Rating Scale (PORS), was developed for use in outpatient clinics. On the basis of its initial use with 86 patients, it was shown to have high internal and interjudge reliability and evidence of concurrent and construct validity. Scores on the PORS correlated significantly with the Global Assessment Scale and with the number of sessions of psychotherapy. For a subsample of 45 patients rated on the PORS at the beginning and termination of psychotherapy, seven symptoms revealed highly significant improvement. The PORS appears to be a potentially useful measure of change in outpatient clinics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	134-139
Number of pages	6
Journal	Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-440X(90)90017-M
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

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