PMID- 2284325
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19910318
LR  - 20220331
IS  - 0176-3679 (Print)
IS  - 0176-3679 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 6
DP  - 1990 Nov
TI  - The development of an observer-scale for measuring social dysfunction and 
      aggression.
PG  - 249-52
AB  - Scales for measuring aggressive cognitions and behaviour have mainly been 
      administered by nursing-staff or been self-ratings. During recent years we have 
      made an attempt to construct an observer-scale for aggression analogous to the 
      Hamilton scale for depression. The Social Dysfunction and Aggression Scale (SDAS) 
      consists of 9 items (SDAS-9) covering outward aggression and 2 items (SDAS-2) 
      covering inward aggression. The inter-observer reliability of the SDAS has been 
      found adequate in terms of intra-class coefficients. In a pilot study on 82 
      inpatients from different centres in Denmark and Sweden the SDAS was compared to 
      three-item scales for outward and inward aggression and to a global scale for 
      outward aggression. The results showed that the SDAS-9 correlated positively with 
      the other outward observer-scales, and the SDAS-2 with the other inward scale. A 
      divergent validity was seen between the outward and inward scales, indicating 
      that it is necessary to measure both dimensions. Preliminary 
      ranks-according-to-frequency scores showed the following order of the nine 
      outward items: irritability, dysphoric mood, social disturbances, nondirected 
      verbal aggressiveness, negativism, directed verbal aggressiveness, physical 
      violence towards staff, physical violence towards things, and physical violence 
      towards persons other than staff.
FAU - Wistedt, B
AU  - Wistedt B
AD  - Danderyd Hospital, Sweden.
FAU - Rasmussen, A
AU  - Rasmussen A
FAU - Pedersen, L
AU  - Pedersen L
FAU - Malm, U
AU  - Malm U
FAU - Traskman-Bendz, L
AU  - Traskman-Bendz L
FAU - Wakelin, J
AU  - Wakelin J
FAU - Bech, P
AU  - Bech P
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Germany
TA  - Pharmacopsychiatry
JT  - Pharmacopsychiatry
JID - 8402938
SB  - IM
MH  - Aggression/*psychology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Mental Disorders/diagnosis/*psychology
MH  - Observer Variation
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - *Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Social Behavior Disorders/diagnosis/psychology
MH  - Violence
EDAT- 1990/11/01 00:00
MHDA- 1990/11/01 00:01
CRDT- 1990/11/01 00:00
PHST- 1990/11/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1990/11/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1990/11/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1055/s-2007-1014514 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Pharmacopsychiatry. 1990 Nov;23(6):249-52. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1014514.