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Validation of a brief PTSD scale for clients with severe mental illnesses. |
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Research on Social Work Practice, 22(4), July 2012, pp.420-427. |
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1049-7315 |
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1552-7581 |
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Rates of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more common in individuals with severe mental illnesses (SMI) than in the general population. This article describes the development and validation of a brief screen derived from the PTSD Symptom scale (PSS) for detecting probable PTSD in SMI clients. This study comprised 2 parts using survey data from 2 samples of community mental health clients with SMI diagnosis. Data for study 1 was collected from 220 clients at a community mental health centre in southeastern New England in 2003. Data for study 2 were collected from 327 clients at 4 community mental health centres in southeastern New England in 2009. The results from study 1 revealed that the 3-item Brief PSS showed excellent accuracy for detecting PTSD, good internal consistency, and good concurrent validity with other relevant measures. In study 2, comparable reliability and concurrent validity were found with measures similar to those used in study 1. Implications for practice are discussed. |
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instruments; post traumatic stress disorder; severe mental health problems; traumas; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=49cdd6f7-7ed2-4c57-b256-2709806ede4f |
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