title: Heidelberg coping scales for delusions: psychometric evaluation of an expert rating instrument
creator: Rückl, Sarah
creator: Büche, Liesa
creator: Gentner, Nana Christina
creator: Heyne, Judith
creator: Bock, Anique von
creator: Barthel, Andreas
creator: Vedder, Helmut
creator: Bürgy, Martin
creator: Kronmüller, Klaus-Thomas
subject: 610
subject: 610 Medical sciences Medicine
description: Background: Coping is of substantial relevance in the treatment and course of psychiatric disorders. Standardized instruments to assess coping with psychotic symptoms, particularly delusions, are rare. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a new instrument to assess coping strategies in the context of delusional experiences: the Heidelberg Coping Scales for Delusions (HCSD). Methods: Two hundred and twelve inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and affective disorders currently experiencing delusions were interviewed with the HCSD and other coping assessment instruments. Psychometric properties and factor structure were analyzed. Results: The HCSD showed good inter-rater reliability and convergent validity. Factor analysis yielded an interpretable structure with five factors: resource-oriented coping, medical care, distraction, cognitive coping, and depressive coping. Symptomatic behavior, due to its particular characteristics, was considered apart. Conclusion: The HCSD is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of coping strategies in patients with delusions. Further research is needed to evaluate coping changes over time and their influence on treatment and clinical outcomes. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel
publisher: S. Karger AG
date: 2012
type: Article
type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserverhttps://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/17803/1/PSP2012045004244.pdf
identifier: DOI:10.11588/heidok.00017803
identifier: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-178039
identifier:   Rückl, Sarah ; Büche, Liesa ; Gentner, Nana Christina ; Heyne, Judith ; Bock, Anique von ; Barthel, Andreas ; Vedder, Helmut ; Bürgy, Martin ; Kronmüller, Klaus-Thomas  (2012) Heidelberg coping scales for delusions: psychometric evaluation of an expert rating instrument.  Psychopathology, 45 (4).  pp. 244-251.  ISSN 0254-4962     
relation: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/17803/
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language: eng