The validity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) as screening instrument with Kurdish and Arab displaced populations living in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

The validity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) as screening instrument with Kurdish and Arab displaced populations living in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Abstract Background The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) is a valid and reliable self-report measure for the assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Recently the PCL was updated according to the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD. So far only a few studies have examined the psychometri...

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Main Authors: Hawkar Ibrahim, Verena Ertl, Claudia Catani, Azad Ali Ismail, Frank Neuner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
PCL
PTSD
Validation
Arab spring
Displaced people
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1839-z

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