SPECTRA™

Indices of Psychopathology

Purpose: Measures psychopathology quickly

Format: Paper and pencil, Online administration, E-Manual

Age range: 18 years and older

Time: 15–20 minutes


DETAILS

The SPECTRA provides a quick hierarchical assessment of adult psychopathology. It can be used to evaluate individuals in a variety of clinical settings, such as inpatient and outpatient clinics, hospitals, schools, and forensic settings.

Features and Benefits

  • Measures 12 clinically important constructs (depression, anxiety, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, alcohol problems, severe aggression, antisocial behavior, drug problems, psychosis, paranoid ideation, manic activation, and grandiose ideation).

  • Constructs are organized into three higher-order psychopathology spectra (Internalizing, Externalizing, and Reality-Impairing).

  • These spectra scores combine to provide a General Psychopathology Index (GPI).

  • Maps on to DSM-5™ conditions and links assessment findings to quantitative model research literature.