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Validation of the Iranian Version of the University of California at Los Angeles Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Index for DSM-IV-R

BACKGROUND: Natural disasters, both expected and unexpected, usually cause widespread injuries and destruction with a large number of survivors, including children. Several studies have shown that children may develop posttraumatic stress disorder after exposure to disasters such as an earthquake. O...

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Autores principales: Namazi, Sholeh, Baba, Maznah Bt., Halaliah Mokhtar, Halimatun, Ghani Hamzah, Mohd Sahandri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3864396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24350169
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/traumamon.10365
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author Namazi, Sholeh
Baba, Maznah Bt.
Halaliah Mokhtar, Halimatun
Ghani Hamzah, Mohd Sahandri
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description BACKGROUND: Natural disasters, both expected and unexpected, usually cause widespread injuries and destruction with a large number of survivors, including children. Several studies have shown that children may develop posttraumatic stress disorder after exposure to disasters such as an earthquake. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the screening abilities of the University of California at Los Angeles Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Index for DSM-IV (Revision 1) (UCLA PTSD for DSM-IV) among Iranian school-aged children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty months after the Qeshm Island 6.1-magnitude earthquake in 2008, we screened 50 students aged between 7 and 12 years for posttraumatic stress disorder using the UCLA PTSD INDEX for DSM-IV. A Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV criteria was used as the gold standard. RESULTS: The internal consistency for all the scales was good and Cronbach’s coefficient for the overall items was 0.76. The sensitivity of this questionnaire was high (0.96), while its specificity was moderate (0.50). CONCLUSIONS: The study findings showed that the Iranian version of UCLA PTSD Index for DS-MIV-R was appropriate for screening PTSD in children.
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spelling pubmed-38643962013-12-17 Validation of the Iranian Version of the University of California at Los Angeles Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Index for DSM-IV-R Namazi, Sholeh Baba, Maznah Bt. Halaliah Mokhtar, Halimatun Ghani Hamzah, Mohd Sahandri Trauma Mon Research Article BACKGROUND: Natural disasters, both expected and unexpected, usually cause widespread injuries and destruction with a large number of survivors, including children. Several studies have shown that children may develop posttraumatic stress disorder after exposure to disasters such as an earthquake. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the screening abilities of the University of California at Los Angeles Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Index for DSM-IV (Revision 1) (UCLA PTSD for DSM-IV) among Iranian school-aged children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty months after the Qeshm Island 6.1-magnitude earthquake in 2008, we screened 50 students aged between 7 and 12 years for posttraumatic stress disorder using the UCLA PTSD INDEX for DSM-IV. A Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV criteria was used as the gold standard. RESULTS: The internal consistency for all the scales was good and Cronbach’s coefficient for the overall items was 0.76. The sensitivity of this questionnaire was high (0.96), while its specificity was moderate (0.50). CONCLUSIONS: The study findings showed that the Iranian version of UCLA PTSD Index for DS-MIV-R was appropriate for screening PTSD in children. Kowsar 2013-10-14 2013-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3864396/ /pubmed/24350169 http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/traumamon.10365 Text en Copyright © 2013, Trauma Research Center http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Validation of the Iranian Version of the University of California at Los Angeles Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Index for DSM-IV-R
title_short Validation of the Iranian Version of the University of California at Los Angeles Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Index for DSM-IV-R
title_sort validation of the iranian version of the university of california at los angeles posttraumatic stress disorder index for dsm-iv-r
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3864396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24350169
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/traumamon.10365
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