[Improved diagnostics of trauma-related disease through the application of the Life-Stressor Checklist].
The study examines the effectiveness of applying the Life-Stressor Checklist (LSC-R) in diagnosing trauma-related disease. The validity of a quantitative analysis of the checklist is evaluated in consideration of the dose-response effect between the number of different traumatic stressor expositions and the degree of trauma-related symptoms. The trauma checklist LSC-R was applied to 130 patients. Data on psychological symptoms was collected with the help of IES-R (PTSD symptoms) and SCL-90-R, the relevance of traumatic experiences for the genesis of disorders was assessed by expert evaluation. The dose effect replicated clearly with r=0.714 and a cut-off of ≥6 yielded a 75% agreement with the expert evaluation. The total value of the trauma checklist showed a differentiation within high-risk groups and also agreement with the severity of the traumatization. The quantitative analysis of the trauma checklist permits an effective screening for identifying trauma-related disease.
Ungerer
Oliver
O
Brandenburg Klinik, Psychosomatik, Bernau. ungerer@brandenburgklinik.de
Deter
Hans-Christian
HC
Fikentscher
Erdmuthe
E
Konzag
Tom Alexander
TA
D000328:Adult; D057189:Checklist; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*