title: Chilean validation of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian version (PCL-C) after the earthquake on February 27, 2010.
abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder in which an individual re-experiences a traumatic event, avoids situations related to it, and shows excessive arousal. The disorder appears after experiencing a life-threatening event, such as a war or a natural disaster. Thus, the validation of tests which assess the disorder after the earthquake on February 27, 2010, in Chile is crucial for its evaluation and subsequent intervention. The present study includes psychometric data for the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian version (PCL-C) on a sample of 509 survivors of the disaster. Values indicate good psychometric properties of the questionnaire.
authors: Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Chile. pablo.vera@usach.cl
authors: Pablo
authors: P
authors: Vera-Villarroel
authors: Izabela
authors: I
authors: Zych
authors: Karem
authors: K
authors: Celis-Atenas
authors: Natalia
authors: N
authors: Córdova-Rubio
authors: Gualberto
authors: G
authors: Buela-Casal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D057189:Checklist / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002677:Chile; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult