title: Examining the Latent Structure of Acute Stress Disorder Symptoms in Filipino-Victims of a Flashflood Disaster.
abstract: Although Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) was introduced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition for a number of years already, only few studies have examined ASD in its latent level. Utilizing 998 respondents who experienced a deadly flashflood, the results revealed that of the 7 models, Dysphoric arousal model fitted best whereas the new DSM-5 single factor model received the lowest fit. The findings of the study are pertinent in the current changes of ASD in DSM-5 and would elucidate further ASD's latent structure that best represent Asian sample, particularly Filipinos.
authors.affiliation: College of Education, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan, Philippines, imelumordeno@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Imelu G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Mordeno
authors.forename: Miriam P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cue
mesh_terms: D001143:Arousal; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004190:Disasters; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D055868:Floods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010679:Philippines; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D040701:Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*