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The Brief Social Phobia Scale.

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Davidson, JR; Potts, NL; Richichi, EA; Ford, SM; Krishnan, KR; Smith, RD; Wilson, W
Published in: J Clin Psychiatry
November 1991

An observer measure of social phobic symptoms, referred to as the Brief Social Phobia Scale, consists of 11 items, 7 evaluating commonly feared or avoided situations and 4 additional items measuring autonomic distress. Symptoms represented by the scale items are found frequently in social phobia, and the instrument demonstrates acceptable interrater and test-retest reliability, internal consistency, concurrent validity against other measures of social phobia, and the ability of patients to change as a result of treatment. It can also detect differences between active treatment and placebo treatment. A comparison of the sensitivity of this scale with other scales in detection of size of effect also is presented.

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Published In

J Clin Psychiatry

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ISSN

0160-6689

Publication Date

November 1991

Volume

52 Suppl

Start / End Page

48 / 51

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Phobic Disorders
  • Personality Inventory
  • Humans
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Davidson, J. R., Potts, N. L., Richichi, E. A., Ford, S. M., Krishnan, K. R., Smith, R. D., & Wilson, W. (1991). The Brief Social Phobia Scale. J Clin Psychiatry, 52 Suppl, 48–51. https://doi.org/10.1037/t07672-000
Davidson, J. R., N. L. Potts, E. A. Richichi, S. M. Ford, K. R. Krishnan, R. D. Smith, and W. Wilson. “The Brief Social Phobia Scale.J Clin Psychiatry 52 Suppl (November 1991): 48–51. https://doi.org/10.1037/t07672-000.
Davidson JR, Potts NL, Richichi EA, Ford SM, Krishnan KR, Smith RD, et al. The Brief Social Phobia Scale. J Clin Psychiatry. 1991 Nov;52 Suppl:48–51.
Davidson, J. R., et al. “The Brief Social Phobia Scale.J Clin Psychiatry, vol. 52 Suppl, Nov. 1991, pp. 48–51. Pubmed, doi:10.1037/t07672-000.
Davidson JR, Potts NL, Richichi EA, Ford SM, Krishnan KR, Smith RD, Wilson W. The Brief Social Phobia Scale. J Clin Psychiatry. 1991 Nov;52 Suppl:48–51.

Published In

J Clin Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0160-6689

Publication Date

November 1991

Volume

52 Suppl

Start / End Page

48 / 51

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Phobic Disorders
  • Personality Inventory
  • Humans
  • 3202 Clinical sciences