Neuropsychobiology · 2008 · 12 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPsychiatryPsychologyClinical PsychologyPsychiatric AssessmentPsychometricsMental IllnessMental Status AssessmentPsychological AssessmentPsychological TestingPsychopathology AssessmentTest ReliabilityInter-rater ReliabilityInter-rater Reliability AssessmentInterrater ReliabilityPsychiatric Rating ScalesPsychotic Symptom RatingPsychotic Symptom Severity ScalesRating Scale AnalysisStandardized Assessment Instruments
The interrater reliability of the AMP system and the Comprehensive Psychiatric Rating Scale (CPRS) was compared in a sample of 30 hospitalized schizophrenic or depressive patients. The CPRS proved to have on average a slightly higher reliability on both the level of items and primary scales. The reliability of the secondary scales was nearly identical.