title: A parental tool to screen for posttraumatic stress in children: first psychometric results.
abstract: The Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES-13) is a brief self-report measure designed to screen children for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigates the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the CRIES-13-parent version and evaluates its correlation with the child version. A sample of 59 trauma-exposed children (8 years-18 years) and their parents completed an assessment including the CRIES-13 (child/parent version) along with the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Parent version. Results demonstrated good internal consistency (α = .87) with acceptable values for the 3 subscales. A strong correlation (r = .73) with another measure of PTSD and lower correlations with a behavioral measure (r = .15 to .38) were found, confirming the convergent/divergent validity. A cutoff score ≥ 31 emerged as the best balance between sensitivity and specificity, and correctly classified 83.6% of all children as having a diagnosis of PTSD. This study provides support for the reliability and validity of the CRIES-13-parent version as a screening measure for posttraumatic stress in children.
authors: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; De Bascule, Academic Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Verlinden
authors: Yvette L
authors: YL
authors: van Laar
authors: Els P M
authors: EP
authors: van Meijel
authors: Brent C
authors: BC
authors: Opmeer
authors: Renée
authors: R
authors: Beer
authors: Carlijn
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authors: de Roos
authors: Iva A E
authors: IA
authors: Bicanic
authors: Francien
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authors: Lamers-Winkelman
authors: Miranda
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authors: Olff
authors: Frits
authors: F
authors: Boer
authors: Ramón J L
authors: RJ
authors: Lindauer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D010290:Parents; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*