Reliability of the Deployment Resiliency Assessment. Issue 7 (1st July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simon, Samuel E.; Stewart, Kate; Kloc, Michelle; Williams, Thomas V.; Wilmoth, Margaret C.
• Is Part Of: Military medicine. Volume 181:Issue 7(2016)
• Page Start: 638
• Page End: 642
• Publication Date: 2016-07-01
• Subjects: Surgery, Military -- Societies, etc; Medicine, Military -- Societies, etc; Medicine, Military -- Periodicals; Surgery, Military -- Periodicals; Medicine, Military; Surgery, Military; Military Medicine -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.98023
• DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00229
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0026-4075

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article describes the reliability of the instruments embedded in a mental health screening instrument designed to detect risky drinking, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder among members of the Armed Forces. The instruments were generally reliable, however, the risky drinking screen (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption) had unacceptable reliability (α = 0.58). This was the first attempt to assess psychometric properties of a screening and assessment instrument widely used for members of the Armed Forces.