Diagnostic Utility of Four Brief Korean Versions of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 in Adult Psychiatric Outpatient / 우울ㆍ조울병

Background@#The post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist (PCL)-5, originally a 20-item self-questionnaire, has provided abbreviated versions of the checklist. This study aimed to test the diagnostic utility and validity of four brief versions of PCL-5 in a sample of adults seeking treatment at a psychiatric outpatient unit in a South Korean university-affiliated hospital. @*Methods@#The sample comprised 97 adults diagnosed with PTSD and 130 diagnosed with other psychiatric disorders seeking treatment. Each abbreviated scale was examined with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive power. Additionally, internal consistency, correlation with full scale, convergent validity, and concurrent validity were investigated. @*Results@#All four versions demonstrated excellent discriminative power, with AUC values of >0.9. Suggested cut-off scores were 6, 8, 11, and 16 for the short four-item version (S4), PCL4, PCL6, and PCL8, respectively. Internal consistency was adequate or good except for S4. Additionally, brief scales demonstrated good convergent validity with depression and anxiety scales and excellent concurrent validity with other PTSD scales. @*Conclusion@#This study confirms the excellent diagnostic utility and adequate validity of four abbreviated versions of the Korean translation of PCL-5 in the clinical trial.

A Validation of the Korean Version of Ultra-Short Suicidal Ideation Scale / 신경정신의학

Objectives@#An accurate and easy-to-identify form is needed for the early evaluation of suicidal ideation in high-risk patients. Therefore, this study examined the validity and reliability of a Korean version of the Ultra-Short Suicidal Ideation Scale (K-USSIS). @*Methods@#A total of 161 psychiatric university-affiliated general hospital patients completed the K-USSIS. The data were analyzed using correlation, internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analyses. @*Results@#First, the scale had good internal consistency with a Cronbach’s α of 0.94. Second, the confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the single-factor model had a reasonable fit (comparative fit index=0.99, Tucker–Lewis index=0.98, standardized root mean squared residual=0.01, and root mean square error of approximation=0.10). Finally, the convergent validity analysis revealed a significant positive correlation with depression, anxiety, and hopelessness. @*Conclusion@#The findings suggest that the K-USSIS has good psychometric properties and can serve as a valuable tool for screening for suicidal ideation to ensure early intervention in Korean psychiatric patients.