The Questionnaire for Psychotic Experiences: An Examination of the Validity and Reliability.

ABSTRACT: Psychotic experiences are prevalent across a wide variety of psychiatric, neurological, and medical conditions. Yet current assessments are often designed for one disorder, or are limited in their examination of phenomenological features; this has hindered transdiagnostic research. This article describes an examination of the validity and reliability of the English version of a new assessment, the Questionnaire for Psychotic Experiences (QPE). This study aimed to use the QPE to examine hallucinations and delusions across a number of different conditions, and to ensure that the QPE had acceptable psychometric properties. An International Consortium on Hallucination Research working group, along with consumer groups, developed the 50-item QPE to assess the presence, severity, and phenomenolo

SUBMITTER: Rossell SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357974 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature