Standardised Assessment of Personality - Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS): preliminary validation of a brief screen for personality disorder (original) (raw)

The Standardised Assessment of Personality - Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS) was developed to provide a brief and effective screening tool for personality disorders in routine psychiatric assessments. Preliminary validation involved 60 psychiatric patients, demonstrating strong concurrent validity with an established DSM-IV assessment, where a score of 3 on the SAPAS indicated the presence of a personality disorder in 90% of cases. The sensitivity and specificity of SAPAS were recorded at 0.94 and 0.85, respectively, suggesting it is a feasible and reliable tool for identifying personality disorders in clinical settings.