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Psychological Disorder Recognition Vignette

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document
Specific context: Mental Health
Validation sample population age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study : Computer-based
Assessment: Self-reported

Psychometrics

Number of items: 8
Sample size in validation study: 299
Language of validated version: English

Main article reference

Gerbeza M, Salimuddin S, Kazeil J, Beshai S. A Vignette-Based Measure of Mental Health Literacy (PDR-V): Reliability, Validity, and Mindfulness Associations in a Cross-Sectional Sample. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Dec 24;23(1):31. doi: 10.3390/ijerph23010031. PMID: 41595825; PMCID: PMC12841322.

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Corresponding author

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Matea Gerbeza
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Description

This tool is a collection of eight case vignettes with fictional cases of patients reporting symptoms of a psychological or physical condition. Participants read the vignettes and answer two questions: “Is the individual in the above case sample experiencing a psychological, physical, or other type of problem?” (options: psychological, physical, other) and “What disorder or problem is the individual experiencing? If other, please specify” (options: MDD, GAD, SAD, bipolar, PTSD, schizophrenia, asthma, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, other).

Year Measure first Published: 2026

About This Measure

About the Validation of this Measure

Country where validated: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Content validity: Three mental health researchers validated the content of each vignette.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha): 0.85
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