Symptom Checklist 90

The Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) is a relatively brief self-report psychometric instrument (questionnaire) published by the Clinical Assessment division of the Pearson Assessment & Information group. It is designed to evaluate a broad range of psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology. It is also used in measuring the progress and outcome of psychiatric and psychological treatments or for research purposes.[1]

Symptom Checklist 90
Purposemeasures progress of psychiatric treatment

According to the overview given by the publisher, the SCL-90-R is normed on individuals 13 years and older. It consists of 90 items and takes 12–15 minutes to administer, yielding nine scores along primary symptom dimensions and three scores among global distress indices. The primary symptom dimensions that are assessed are somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, and a category of "additional items" which helps clinicians assess other aspect of the clients symptoms (e.g. item 19, "poor appetite"). The three indices are global wellness index, hardiness, and symptom free.[1] A high number of studies have been conducted demonstrating the reliability, validity, and utility of the instrument.[2] It is one of the most widely used measures of psychological distress in clinical practice and research. The Spanish adaptation was made by Luis de Rivera, MD [3].

References
  1. "Symptom Checklist-90-Revised". Pearson: Clinical Psychology. Pearson Education, Inc. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  2. Derogatis, Leonard R.; Savitz, Kathryn L. (2000). "The SCL-90-R and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in Primary Care". In Maruish, Mark Edward (ed.). Handbook of psychological assessment in primary care settings. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp. 297–334. ISBN 978-0-8058-2999-0. OCLC 42592750.
  3. Antaviana, Can. "SCL-90-R - Versión española del Symptom Checklist-90-Revised". BiblioPRO (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2019.


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