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Inter-rater and temporal reliability of the Standardized Assessment of Personality and the influence of informant characteristics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

J. A. Pilgrim ,
J. D. Mellers ,
H. A. Boothby  and
A. H. Mann
J. A. Pilgrim*
Affiliation:
Section of Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London
J. D. Mellers
Affiliation:
Section of Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London
H. A. Boothby
Affiliation:
Section of Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London
A. H. Mann
Affiliation:
Section of Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr John A. Pilgrim, Section of Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

The Standardized Assessment of Personality (SAP) is a short, semi-structured interview designed to be used with an informant of the patient. The informants of 52 patients were interviewed separately by two raters for an inter-rater reliability study. The overall level of agreement was excellent, kappa = 0·76, with a range between 0·60 and 0·82 for the individual categories of personality disorder. For a temporal reliability study, the relatives of 77 patients were interviewed. The overall level of agreement was good, kappa = 0·65, with a range between 0·54 and 0·79 for individual categories. Characteristics of informants whose reports were rated with greater levels of reliability were female gender and greater length of acquaintance with the patient.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , August 1993 , pp. 779 - 786
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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