Le Questionnaire sur les comportements sécurisants du trouble d’anxiété généralisée (QCS-TAG) : Validation auprès d’un échantillon clinique.

Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is the only anxiety disorder listed without behavioural symptoms in the DSM–5. In their review of the GAD diagnostic criteria, Andrews et al. (2010) suggested 4 behavioural symptoms. These symptoms, however, were not retained for the DSM–5. Based on these recommendations and on our clinical experience, we developed an 18-item self-report questionnaire to assess the use of safety behaviours that are associated with GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder-Safety Behaviours Questionnaire, GAD-SBQ; Hebert & Dugas, 2019). The aim of this study is to verify the relevance of the 18 items of the initial non validated version and to examine the psychometric properties of the new instrument that includes the selected items only. Sixty (60) participants with primary GAD were evaluated before and after receiving 12 weekly sessions of a cognitive-behavioural treatment. The revised 10-item GAD-SBQ shows good internal consistency (α = .78) and an acceptable 12-week test–retest reliability during a waiting list, r = .64, p
Source: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research