Use of the Personality Assessment Inventory as an efficacious and cost-effective diagnostic tool for nonepileptic seizures

Wagner, Mark T.; Wymer, Joy H.; Topping, Kris B.; Pritchard, Paul B.

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.05.017

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“…The PAI profiles of the EPIL group are generally consistent with those reported previously (Wagner et al, 2005;Pizzi et al, 2009;Thompson et al, 2010). Pizzi et al (2009) compared the PAI profiles of epilepsy patients to the PAI normative sample and found clinically meaningful elevations on the Depression and Somatic Complaints scales.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…The NES Indicator (Wagner et al, 2005) was not much better than chance in distinguishing between patient groups. Our findings are consistent with those of Thompson et al (2010).…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Pizzi et al (2009) compared the PAI profiles of epilepsy patients to the PAI normative sample and found clinically meaningful elevations on the Depression and Somatic Complaints scales. Neither Wagner et al (2005) nor Thompson et al (2010) performed normative statistical comparisons, but both also reported elevated Somatic Complaints and Depression for their epilepsy groups. Our EPIL group had slightly higher (though within normal range) elevations than the NC group on the Anxiety and Schizophrenia scales.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Only two studies have examined the diagnostic utility of the PAI in epilepsy (EPIL) and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Wagner et al (2005) developed an ''NES [nonepileptic seizure] Indicator'' consisting of the difference between two Somatic Complaints subscales (Conversion minus Health Concerns). It classified correctly 84% of PNES (N = 26) and 73% of epilepsy (N = 15) patients.…”

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“…Neither Thompson et al (2010) nor Wagner et al (2005) report data on all the PAI scales and subscales.…”

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Personality Assessment Inventory among patients with psychogenic seizures and those with epilepsy

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SUMMARYThe Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) is a widely used self-report questionnaire designed to detect and quantify dimensions of adult psychopathology. Previous studies that examined the ability of the PAI to differentiate between patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) and those with epilepsy (EPIL) have yielded inconsistent results. We compared the full PAI profiles of 62 patients with PNES, 55 with EPIL, and 45 normal control (NC) participants to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the PAI. We also sought to highlight psychopathologic symptoms that may inform psychological treatment of patients with PNES or epilepsy. PNES and EPIL patients reported more somatic concerns and symptoms of anxiety and depression than did NC persons. PNES patients reported more unusual somatic symptoms, as well as greater physical symptoms of anxiety and depression than did patients with EPIL. Classification accuracy of the ''NES Indicator'' was not much better than chance, whereas the Conversion subscale alone had reasonable sensitivity (74%) and specificity (67%). Overall, the PAI demonstrated only moderate classification accuracy in an epilepsy monitoring unit sample. However, the inventory appears to identify specific psychopathological symptoms that may be targets of psychological/psychiatric intervention.

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“…The NES Indicator (Wagner et al, 2005) was not much better than chance in distinguishing between patient groups. Our findings are consistent with those of Thompson et al (2010).…”

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confidence: 74%

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“…Neither Thompson et al (2010) nor Wagner et al (2005) report data on all the PAI scales and subscales.…”

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Personality Assessment Inventory

Morey

Lowmaster

2010

The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology

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The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) is a 344‐item self‐report inventory that assesses various domains of personality and psychopathology among adults and was designed for use in professional and research settings. Items are answered on a 4‐point Likert‐type scale according to the extent to which they reflect true descriptions of client experiences. These items are then combined into 22 nonoverlapping full scales, including 4 validity scales, 11 clinical scales, 5 treatment consideration scales, and 2 interpersonal scales (see Table 1). As shown in Table 1, 10 of the full scales contain conceptually derived subscales that were designed to facilitate interpretation and coverage of the clinical constructs. Administration of the inventory takes approximately 50–60 minutes, and test takers should have a reading ability at the fourth‐grade level.

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The Little Black Book of Neuropsychology

Schoenberg¹,

Scott²

2011

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Use of the Personality Assessment Inventory as an efficacious and cost-effective diagnostic tool for nonepileptic seizures

Cited by 51 publications

References 9 publications

Personality Assessment Inventory among patients with psychogenic seizures and those with epilepsy

Personality Assessment Inventory among patients with psychogenic seizures and those with epilepsy

Personality Assessment Inventory

The Little Black Book of Neuropsychology

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