Journal of Traumatic Stress
Volume 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 405-409

Assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder in Cambodian refugees using the clinician-administered PTSD scale: Psychometric properties and symptom severity (Article)

Hinton D.E.* , Chhean D. , Pich V. , Pollack M.H. , Orr S.P. , Pitman R.K.
  • a Massachusetts General Hospital, United States, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, WACC 812, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States
  • b Arbour Counseling Services, United States
  • c Arbour Counseling Services, United States
  • d Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
  • e Massachusetts General Hospital, United States, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Manchester, NH, United States
  • f Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were assessed by using the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) in a consecutive sample of Cambodian refugees attending a psychiatric clinic in the United States. Psychometric properties of the translated CAPS and severity of PTSD-related symptoms were examined. The CAPS demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, including coefficient alpha (.92) and item-total correlations (.48-.85). Of the sample 56% (101/179) met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, criteria for current PTSD. Those patients who met criteria for current PTSD had significantly higher CAPS total scores (M = 65.3, SD = 18.1) than those who did not meet the criteria (M = 13.9, SD = 16.7). © 2006 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

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evaluation hospitalization refugee psychological aspect Cambodia Massachusetts human Refugees middle aged Interview, Psychological controlled study language ethnology diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders United States Humans Severity of Illness Index male female reproducibility Reproducibility of Results Psychometrics Incidence psychologic test Article psychometry major clinical study adult Translating posttraumatic stress disorder Observer Variation Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic disease severity
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DOI: 10.1002/jts.20115
ISSN: 08949867
Cited by: 34
Original Language: English