Table 3.
Examples of measures of symptomatology employed in DBT-related studies
| Psychiatric diagnosis/ concern(s) | Clinician-administered measures (eg, structured or semistructured interview) | Client self-report measures |
| General psychopathology | Structured Clinical Interview for Axis I DSM-IV Disorders (SCID-I)69; Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (SCID-II)70; Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview71 | Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment forms72; Brief Symptom Inventory73; Symptom Checklist 90–Revised74 |
| Affective disorders (eg, depressive symptoms, manic symptoms) | Hamilton-Depression Rating Scale75; Kiddie Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia—Present and Lifetime76 | Beck-Depression Inventory-II77; Beck Hopelessness Scale78; Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)79; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale80; Young Mania Rating Scale81; Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale82 |
| Borderline personality disorder (BPD) | Borderline section of the SCID-II; Borderline Disorder Severity Index83; International Personality Disorder Examination-BPD Section84; Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality85; Zanarini BPD Rating Scale86 | Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time87; Borderline Symptom List (BSL)88; BSL-2389 |
| Anxiety disorders | Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule–Child and Parent version90 | Beck Anxiety Inventory91; DASS-21; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale92; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory93 |
| Eating disorder symptomatology | Eating Disorder Examination94 | Binge Eating Scale95; Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire (version 6)94; Eating Disorder Inventory-296; Emotional Eating Scale97; Emotional Eating Scale for Children and Adolescents98; Eating in the Absence of Hunger Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents99; Preoccupation with Eating Weight and Shape Scale100; Three Factor Eating Questionnaire101 |
| Pathological anger | – | State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-II102 |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale103 | Dissociative Experiences Scale-II104; PTSD Checklist for DSM-5105 |
| Substance abuse and dependence | Drug Abuse Screening Test106 | Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test107; Drug Use Disorders Identification Test108 |
| Suicidality, suicidal or parasuicidal behaviours | Parasuicide History Interview109; Suicide Attempt and Self-Injury Interview110 | Beck Suicide Ideation Scale111; Lifetime Parasuicidal Count112; Suicide Risk Scale113 |
DBT, dialectical behaviour therapy; DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.