Usefulness of a DSM criteria-based inventory for screening for post-traumatic stress disorder.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the self-administered Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition criteria-based inventory for the screening of post-traumatic stress disorder. Due to its low sensitivity (57%) and high specificity (88%), it could be useful as a second step of a screening procedure in combination with other validated, self-report instruments. The clinical implications of the findings and the limitations of the study are discussed.
Farina
Benedetto
B
Faculty of Psychology, University of Chieti, Italy. bennifarina@mclink.it
Venturi
Piero
P
Onofri
Antonio
A
Raja
Michele
M
Di Giannantonio
Massimo
M
D000328:Adult; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004190:Disasters; D005107:Explosions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires