GERMAN VERSION OF THE SNAITH-HAMILTON-PLEASURE SCALE (SHAPS-D) - ASSESSING ANHEDONIA IN SCHIZOPHRENIC AND DEPRESSIVE PATIENTS

The Snaith-Hamilton-Pleasure-Scale (SHAPS), introduced in English in 1 995, assesses self-reported anhedonia in psychiatric patients. It has proven psychometric properties and advantages in applicability compare d to other instruments assessing anhedonia. This study presents result s of a systematic transcultural protocol translating the SHAPS into Ge rman (SHAPS-D). Quality of translation was confirmed on the one hand b y bilingual reviewers with regard to equivalence in content and tone. On the other hand stable results were found in a test-retest-design cr ossing the English and German version with bilingual persons. SHAPS-D was obtained from schizophrenic (n = 50) and depressive (n = 33) patie nts and from healthy controls (n = 67), Results on applicability, inte rnal consistency and relationship to depression, subjective quality of life, well-being as well as psychopathology indicate that the SHAPS-D is a useful and promising instrument in assessing anhedonia.