Psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) in clinical samples

Brown, Timothy A.; Chorpita, Bruce F.; Korotitsch, William J.; Barlow, David H.

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“…The mean PDS total score for this sample is below the diagnostic cutoff of 15 determined by , and falls between scores observed for traumatized samples without PTSD and traumatized samples with PTSD (Foa, Cashman, Jaycox, & Perry, 1997;. In terms of the DASS subscales, the current sample's scores are highly consistent with the original descriptives reported by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995), resemble scores observed for patients diagnosed with simple phobias (Brown et al, 1997), and generally fall below those reported for patients diagnosed with other anxiety and mood disorders Brown et al, 1997). Finally, the current sample's average scores on the PTCI subscales are similar to those reported for nontraumatized and traumatized samples without PTSD, but fall well below those reported for PTSD samples (Beck et al, 2004;.…”

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“…The PTCI validation study relied on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; Spielberger, 1983) to control for depression and anxiety, respectively; however, a large number of BDI items has been shown to assess somatic symptoms that are not necessarily specific to depression (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995), and the STAI has been shown to assess depressive symptoms (Bieling, . To avoid these potential confounds, we utilized the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scales-21 item version (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995;Clara, Cox, & Enns, 2001), which has been shown to better assess symptoms specific to anxiety and depression (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995;Antony, Bieling, Cox, Enns, & Swinson, 1998;Brown, Chorpita, Korotitsch, & Barlow, 1997;Clara, Cox, & Enns, 2001). Importantly, the DASS has been shown to differentiate anxiety from mood disorders in clinical samples (Brown et al, 1997).…”

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Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in trauma-exposed college students: The role of trauma-related cognitions, gender, and negative affect

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Hajcak

Simons

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Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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Considerable evidence indicates a prominent role for trauma-related cognitions in the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The present study utilized regression analysis to examine the unique relationships between various trauma-related cognitions and PTSD symptoms after controlling for gender and measures of general affective distress in a large sample of trauma-exposed college students. In terms of trauma-related cognitions, only negative cognitions about the self were related to PTSD symptom severity. Gender and anxiety symptoms were also related to PTSD symptom severity. Theoretical implications of the results are discussed. KeywordsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder; PTSD; Cognitions; Anxiety; Trauma Exposure to traumatic events is quite common, with estimated lifetime rates ranging from 26% to 92.2% in men and from 17.7% to 87.1% in women (Breslau, Davis, Andreski, & Peterson, 1991;Breslau et al., 1999;Creamer, Burgess, & McFarlane, 2001;Kessler et al., 1995;Norris, 1992;Perkonigg, Kessler, Storz, & Wittchen, 2000;Resnick, Kilpatrick, Dansky, Saunders, & Best, 1993;Stein et al., 1997). Although many people experience trauma, only a subset of these individuals subsequently develops posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Lifetime prevalence rates for PTSD range from 1% to 12.3% (Breslau, Davis, Andreski, & Peterson, 1991;Davidson, Hughes, Blazer, & George, 1991;Kessler et al., 1995;Resnick et al., 1993) and current rates of PTSD range from .4% to .9% (Andrews et al., 2001;Perkonigg et al., 2000). PTSD tends to have a chronic course, with as many as 40% continuing to exhibit significant symptoms of the disorder 10 years after its onset (Kessler et al., 1995).Several theories underscore the role that cognitive variables play in the development and maintenance of PTSD (Ehlers & Clark, 2000; Epstien, 1991;Foa & Cahill, 2001;Foa & Jaycox, 1999;Foa & Riggs, 1993;Foa & Rothbaum, 1998;Horowitz, 1986;Janoff-Bulman, 1992;McCann & Pearlman, 1990;Resick & Schnicke, 1992). Utilizing the framework of emotional processing theory (Foa & Kozak, 1986), Foa and colleagues have emphasized the role of cognitions about the self and the world in natural recovery from trauma, the development of Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jason S. Moser, Department of Psychology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Email: jmoser@psych.udel.edu. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. PTSD, and the CBT processes that ameliorate PTSD symptoms severity. The theory is rooted in information processing models of memory and psychop...

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Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in trauma-exposed college students: The role of trauma-related cognitions, gender, and negative affect

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Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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“…Consistent with previous research, individuals with GAD scored highest on DASS-21 Stress compared to other disorders. 20 When compared with diagnoses of GAD in this sample, DASS-21 Stress scale correctly identified all 3 patients with a diagnosis of this disorder and identified 10 other participants as having elevated levels of stress, but they did not have GAD diagnoses.…”

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Screening for depression and anxiety in spinal cord injury with DASS-21

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“…The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) is a 42-item self-report questionnaire measuring depression, anxiety and stress over the past week on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (did not apply to me at all) to 3 (applied to me very much, or most of the time). Test-retest reliability coefficients reported by Brown, Korotitsch, Chorpita and Barlow (1997) were: depression .71; anxiety .79; and, stress .81. Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) Calvocoressi, et al, 1999) is a 12-item clinician administered assessment of relatives' report of accommodation of obsessive-compulsive symptoms over the previous week including items on providing reassurance, modifying routines, and participating in rituals.…”

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: Parental understanding, accommodation, coping and distress

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2012

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Psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) in clinical samples

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Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in trauma-exposed college students: The role of trauma-related cognitions, gender, and negative affect

Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in trauma-exposed college students: The role of trauma-related cognitions, gender, and negative affect

Screening for depression and anxiety in spinal cord injury with DASS-21

Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: Parental understanding, accommodation, coping and distress

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