@article{ref1,
title="A psychometric investigation on the diagnostic utility of the posttrauma risky  behaviors questionnaire",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2020",
author="Contractor, Ateka A. and Jin, Ling and Weiss, Nicole H. and O'Hara, Seanne",
volume="296",
number="",
pages="e113667-e113667",
abstract="The Posttrauma Risky Behaviors Questionnaire (PRBQ) is a screening measure for  posttrauma reckless and self-destructive behaviors (RSDBs). We examined (1) PRBQ's  predictive relations with clinical (vs. not) endorsements of distinct RSDBs, and (2)  PRBQ's optimal cutoff score yielding the most appropriate balance of sensitivity and  specificity statistics. The sample included 354 adult trauma-exposed community  participants (M(age)=35.76 years; 57.90% female). Logistic regression analyses  indicated that the PRBQ significantly differentiated individuals endorsing (vs. not)  clinical levels of alcohol/drug misuse, disordered eating, problematic gambling, and  compulsive buying. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses indicated  that the 14-item PRBQ total score had moderate accuracy in differentiating  individuals endorsing clinical vs. non-clinical levels of drug misuse, disordered  eating, problematic gambling, compulsive buying, and engagement in RSDBs (PTSD's E2  Criterion); and low accuracy for alcohol misuse. ROC curve analyses indicated  3.5-6.5 as the optimal range of PRBQ cutoff scores. Thus, the PRBQ has good ability  to discriminate participants endorsing (vs. not) clinical levels of alcohol/drug  misuse, disordered eating, problematic gambling, and compulsive buying (lowest  accuracy in identifying participants with clinical levels of alcohol misuse), and a  minimum cutoff score between 3.5 and 6.5 may suggest using additional diagnostic  assessments and clinical interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113667",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113667"
}