A self-rating scale for the assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder in Dutch Resistance veterans of World War II.
The present study reports on the development of a Dutch PTSD scale based on the DSM-III criteria for PTSD. Test-retest reliability was .91. The scale showed an internal consistency with a coefficient alpha of .88. Factor analysis on a large sample of Resistance veterans (N = 967) yielded six factors, which represent intrusive thoughts, physiological reactions, detachment, rage, active confrontation, and guilt.
Hovens
J E
JE
Centrum 45, National Center for the Treatment of WW II Victims, Oegstgeest and Psychiatric Hospital Het Christelijk Sanatorium, Zeist, The Netherlands.
Falger
P R
PR
Op den Velde
W
W
Meijer
P
P
de Groen
J H
JH
van Duijn
H
H
D000368:Aged; D001143:Arousal; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*