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Nixon, R.D.V., Meiser-Stedman, R. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0262-623X, Dalgleish, T., Yule, W., Clark, D.M., Perrin, S. and Smith, P.
(2013)
The child PTSD symptom scale:An update and replication of its psychometric properties.
Psychological Assessment, 25 (3).
pp. 1025-1031.
ISSN 1040-3590
Abstract
The psychometric properties of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) were examined in 2 samples. Sample 1 (N = 185, ages 6-17 years) consisted of children recruited from hospitals after accidental injury, assault, and road traffic trauma, and assessed 6 months posttrauma. Sample 2 (N = 68, ages 6-17 years) comprised treatment-seeking children who had experienced diverse traumas. In both samples psychometric properties were generally good to very good (internal reliability for total CPSS scores =.83 and.90, respectively). The point-biserial correlation of the CPSS with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis derived from structured clinical interview was.51, and children diagnosed with PTSD reported significantly higher symptoms than non-PTSD children. The CPSS demonstrated applicability to be used as a diagnostic measure, demonstrating sensitivity of 84% and specificity of 72%. The performance of the CPSS Symptom Severity Scale to accurately identify PTSD at varying cutoffs is reported in both samples, with a score of 16 or above suggested as a revised cutoff.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2014 16:50 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2022 00:13 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/50589 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0033324 |
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