The other side of recovery: validation of the Portuguese version of the subjective experiences of psychosis scale

• Autor(a) principal: Martins, Filipa
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Soares, Sandra C., Bem-Haja, Pedro, Roque, Carolina, Madeira, Nuno
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/109081; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0634-3
• topic: Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Bipolar disorder; Recovery; Self-report questionnaire; Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Portugal; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychometrics; Psychotic Disorders; Reproducibility of Results; Self Report; Young Adult; Translations

Background: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a Portuguese version of The Subjective Experiences of Psychosis Scale (SEPS) for use in Portuguese-speaking populations in order to provide a self-report instrument to assess and monitor dimensions of psychotic experiences, translating patient’s perspective and experience in terms of recovery from psychosis. Methods: The sample consisted of 30 participants with psychotic disorders who had recently experienced delusions or hallucinations. The SEPS was completed along with other observer-based assessments and self-report questionnaires, such as the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Insight and Treatment Attitudes Questionnaire and the Function Assessment Short Test. Results: Two main factors representing the positive and negative components of each subscale were identified. We obtained good internal consistency and test-retest reliability for the positive and negative components of all subscales. The subscales of SEPS correlated with observer-based assessments and self-report questionnaires. Conclusions: The Portuguese version of the SEPS is a useful tool in the assessment and monitoring of psychotic symptoms.