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Assessing PTSD Symptoms Assessing PTSD Symptoms
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PTSD Assessment Instruments PTSD Assessment Instruments
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Interviews Interviews
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Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), Clinician Version Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), Clinician Version
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Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)
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PTSD Symptom Scale Interview (PSS-I) PTSD Symptom Scale Interview (PSS-I)
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Structured Interview for PTSD (SI-PTSD) Structured Interview for PTSD (SI-PTSD)
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Summary Summary
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Self-Report Measures: DSM-correspondent Self-Report Measures: DSM-correspondent
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Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS)
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PTSD Checklist (PCL) PTSD Checklist (PCL)
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Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS)
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Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS) Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS)
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Self-Report Measures: PTSD-focused, Non-DSM-correspondent Self-Report Measures: PTSD-focused, Non-DSM-correspondent
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Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD (Mississippi Scale) Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD (Mississippi Scale)
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Impact of Event Scale (IES) Impact of Event Scale (IES)
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Self-Report Measures: Empirically Derived Self-Report Measures: Empirically Derived
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PK SCALE OF THE MMPI AND MMPI-2 PK SCALE OF THE MMPI AND MMPI-2
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Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) PTSD Scales Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) PTSD Scales
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Summary Summary
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Psychophysiological Procedures Psychophysiological Procedures
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Additional Issues in the Assessment of PTSD Additional Issues in the Assessment of PTSD
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Criterion A Criterion A
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Malingering Malingering
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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16 Assessing PTSD Symptoms
Get accessMichelle J. Bovin, Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Frank W. Weathers, Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
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Published:21 November 2012
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Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious and prevalent mental disorder that poses a number of significant challenges for accurate assessment and diagnosis. In this chapter we describe some of the most widely used PTSD assessment tools for adult trauma survivors, including structured interviews, self-report measures, and psychophysiological methods. We also discuss several key issues in PTSD assessment, including identifying an index traumatic event for symptom inquiry, linking symptoms to the index event, and detecting exaggerated symptom reporting. We conclude with a brief discussion of future directions for research on PTSD assessment.
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