Dimensional characteristics of the SCL-90-R: Evaluation of gender differences in dually diagnosed inpatients

Carpenter, Kenneth M.; Hittner, James B.

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(199505)51:3<383::aid-jclp2270510310>3.0.co;2-q

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“…They also reported high intercorrelations between the nine original dimensions, which also could suggest that the instrument is measuring one dimension. A single predominant factor was also suggested in a study using a sample of patients from a psychiatric hospital with comorbid SUD and psychiatric disorders (Carpenter & Hittner, 1995). Vassend & Skrondal (1999) concluded that different methodological strategies can produce different results; a further exploration of the original nine dimensions is therefore supported among patients with SUD.…”

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The dimensional structure of SCL-90-R in a sample of patients with substance use disorder

Bergly

Nordfjærn

Hagen

2013

Journal of Substance Use

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Aim: To test the dimensional structure of the Symptom Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) among inpatients with substance use disorders (SUD), and to examine whether the Global Severity Index (GSI) scores discriminated between SUD patients and a general Norwegian population sample. The concurrent validity of the SCL-90-R was also examined. Methods: The sample included 85 patients from inpatient SUD treatment clinics in Norway. The patients responded to a survey in the week before they were discharged from treatment. Results: The SCL-90-R is a feasible instrument for measuring general distress among patients with SUD. The patients reported higher scores on the GSI than the general population. This is coherent with the high prevalence of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms in the SUD population. The concurrent validity of SCL-90-R was satisfactory. Conclusion: The SCL-90-R is unidimensional, and the use of the earlier established factor structure is discussable. The GSI score may be a feasible alternative.

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The dimensional structure of SCL-90-R in a sample of patients with substance use disorder

Bergly

Nordfjærn

Hagen

2013

Journal of Substance Use

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“…Consistent with previous research [17,21,23], however, the SCL-90-R should be most appropriately viewed in this context as a more onedimensional (general) measure of psychological and symptomatic distress than a multi-dimensional one.…”

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“…The Global Severity Index combines information on the total number of symptoms endorsed and the intensity of perceived distress and has been described as the single best indicator of psychological and symptomatic distress on the inventory [16]. The SCL-90-R has an extensive history within the clinical health sciences [17][18][19][20][21][22][23] and has been found to be particularly useful in discriminating symptoms related to depression and anxiety [24].…”

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The symptom checklist-90-revised and mild traumatic brain injury

Westcott¹,

Alfano²

2005

Brain Injury

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“…Psychological distress was assessed via a Dutch version (Arrindell and Ettema, 1986) of the Symptom Checklist -90 (SCL-90). Among the numerous self-report measures used to assess psychopathology, this SCL-90 is one that has received extensive clinical use, and has been the focus of much research interest (Carpenter and Hittner, 1995). Ratings were requested for eight different symptom groups: anxiety, agoraphobia, depression, somatic complaints, insufficiency of thinking and behaviour, interpersonal sensitivity, hostility, and sleeping problems.…”

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Winkel

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1998

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ABSTRACT. The tremendous growth in victim-oriented laws granting various rights to crime victims, which emerged worldwide during the last two decades, has initiated a renewed research interest in the varied aspects of the 'needy victims' concept. Highly sophisticated theoretical models, indicating various risk factors (e.g. external control, upward relative risk assessments) and protection factors (hardiness, behaviour attributions), were developed to explain which crime victims are in need of victim support. The practical validity of these models is relatively low: at the police level there are simply no resources to conduct lengthy diagnostic interviews with crime victims. This article aims to bridge the gap between sophistication and mundane selection of needy victims. The focus is on a simple selection instrument, namely the victim's psychological condition prior to the victimization. Analyses suggest that low pre-victimization well-being constitutes a central risk factor, predicting a delayed deterioration in post-victimization well-being, and longer term psychological distress, which is manifest ten months after the victimizing incident. The 'traffic light' model is discussed as a simple selection tool, which might be used during the 'witness' interview. Such a model may also be used by defense attorneys to examine if clients were appropriately assessed as needing support after describing their experiences to the police. For the prosecutor's office the 'traffic light' model offers an instrument to predict which victims might benefit from a personal interview with the prosecutor. Some implications of low well-being for studies on repeat victimizations are discussed, inter alia in terms of a potential mood congruence bias, that might result in inflated estimates of multiple victimizations.Worldwide there is an enormous gap between the total number of crime victims and those who receive official victim support. For example, in the Netherlands millions of people are victimized each year. The Netherlands Victim Support, however, is only engaged in 130,000 contacts with victims of crime and of traffic accidents annually. However, this does not necessarily indicate a problem. Not all victims are in need of support, and victim services should only be supplied to "needy victims" (Winkel, 1991a).

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Dimensional characteristics of the SCL-90-R: Evaluation of gender differences in dually diagnosed inpatients

Cited by 51 publications

References 26 publications

The dimensional structure of SCL-90-R in a sample of patients with substance use disorder

The dimensional structure of SCL-90-R in a sample of patients with substance use disorder

The symptom checklist-90-revised and mild traumatic brain injury

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