eprintid: 17803
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creators_name: Rückl, Sarah
creators_name: Büche, Liesa
creators_name: Gentner, Nana Christina
creators_name: Heyne, Judith
creators_name: Bock, Anique von
creators_name: Barthel, Andreas
creators_name: Vedder, Helmut
creators_name: Bürgy, Martin
creators_name: Kronmüller, Klaus-Thomas
title: Heidelberg coping scales for delusions: psychometric evaluation of an expert rating instrument
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abstract: 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
date: 2012
publisher: S. Karger AG
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00017803
ppn_swb: 1654953768
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-178039
language: eng
bibsort: RUCKLSARAHHEIDELBERG2012
full_text_status: public
publication: Psychopathology
volume: 45
number: 4
pagerange: 244-251
issn: 0254-4962
citation:   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     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/17803/1/PSP2012045004244.pdf