ArticleBMC psychiatry2025
Psychometric properties of the German version of the clinician-administered PTSD scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) in routine clinical settings: a multi-trait/multi-method study in civilians and military personnel.
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- The assessment of reliability generalisation of clinician-administered PTSD scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5): a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Endocannabinoid and N-acylethanolamine concentrations in hair of female patients with posttraumatic stress disorder - associations with clinical symptoms and outcomes following multimodal trauma-focused inpatient treatment.Translational psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Posttraumatic stress in German volunteer lifeguards: evidence for the building block effect.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The Overlooked Driver of Hypertension: Mental Stress at the Crossroad of Cardiology and Psychiatry.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) is a structured diagnostic interview developed for diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To ensure compliance with PTSD inclusion criteria, an initial study investigated the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the German version of CAPS-5 using data collected previously. The present study's objective was to validate the robustness of the psychometric properties of the German CAPS-5 by assessing its validity within a routine clinical context.
methodsA total of 288 participants were recruited for the study. The validity of the German CAPS-5 was assessed using a multi-trait/multi-method design. Additionally, the study explored internal consistency, test-retest reliability, interrater reliability, and the interview's diagnostic accuracy. Ultimately, a cut-off score was determined through receiver operating characteristics curve (ROC) analyses.
resultsThe study demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency, test-retest reliability, interrater reliability, construct validity, and diagnostic accuracy for the German CAPS-5. Furthermore, the study established a cut-off score of ≥ 39 for the German CAPS-5 sum score. DISCUSSION: The German CAPS-5 emerged as a structured diagnostic interview exhibiting good to excellent psychometric properties. The findings indicated solid convergent validity of the German CAPS-5; however, further research is warranted to investigate its divergent validity.
trial registrationDRKS00015325 ( https://www.drks.de ; registered on January 10, 2019).
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