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    bullet point  Daytime Insomnia Symptom Scale (DISS)
     
     
    Please cite the reference for the DISS (see below) in any publications. The DISS is copyrighted, but there is no charge for its use. If you intend to reproduce the article in which the instrument was published, we recommend that you contact Elsevier, Ltd., the publisher of Sleep Medicine. Any questions regarding reprinting of the article should be directed to the Global Rights Department, Elsevier, Ltd., Tel (978) 777-9929; or via Email.

    Buysse,D.J., Thompson,W., Scott,J., Franzen,P.L., Germain,A., Hall,M., Moul,D.E., Nofzinger,E.A., & Kupfer,D.J. (2007) Daytime symptoms in primary insomnia: A prospective analysis using ecological momentary assessment. Sleep Medicine, 8, 198-208.
     
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    bullet point  Insomnia Symptom Questionnaire (ISQ)
     
     
    Okun,M.L., Kravitz,H.M., Sowers,M.F., Moul,D.E., Buysse,D.J., & Hall,M. (2009). Psychometric evaluation of the Insomnia Symptom Questionnaire: A self-report measure to identify chronic insomnia. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 5(1), 41-51.
     
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    bullet point  Pittsburgh Insomnia Rating Scale (PIRS)
     
     
    Moul DE, Pilkonis PA, Miewald JM, Carey TJ, Buysse DJ: Preliminary study of the test-retest reliability and concurrent validities of the Pittsburgh Insomnia Rating Scale (PIRS). Sleep 25 Abstract Supplement, A246-A247, 2002.
     
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    bullet point  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
     
     
    Please cite the reference for the PSQI (see below) in any publications. The PSQI is copyrighted, but there is no charge for its use. If you intend to reproduce the article in which the instrument was published, we recommend that you also contact Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd., the publisher of Psychiatry Research. Any questions regarding reprinting of the article should be directed to Permissions Department, Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd., Elsevier House, Brookvale Plaza, East Park, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland; Fax + 353 61 709100/709101; Tel.+ 353 61 709600; or via or via Email.

    Attached is the PSQI, the correct scoring algorithm, the original article, and the scoring database.

    Buysse,D.J., Reynolds,C.F., Monk,T.H., Berman,S.R., & Kupfer,D.J. (1989). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI): A new instrument for psychiatric research and practice. Psychiatry Research, 28(2), 193-213. The detailed scoring instructions are at the end of this journal article.

    The PSQI has been translated into 55 additional languages. For more information on these languages, follow the link to the MAPI website.
     
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  • PSQI Article
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  • PSQI Language Translations
  • PSQI Scoring
  • PSQI Scoring Database
  • PSQI Scoring Database Instruction File
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