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Measurement Issues: Measurement of posttraumatic stress disorder in children and young people – lessons from research and practice

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Many young people are exposed to traumatic events and a significant minority of these individuals will go on to experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Valid and reliable measurement tools for assessing PTSD are essential and can aid screening, clinical diagnosis, treatment planning and outcome monitoring. METHODS: This article outlines the range of instruments available for these aspects of measurement, including assessment of PTSD in very young children, with a focus on those scales with good clinical utility and sound psychometric properties. FINDINGS: This is a particularly challenging time for clinicians working with children and young people with PTSD: all instruments will need to be revised and updated in order to better reflect the recent revisions to the diagnostic criteria for PTSD with the publication of the DSM-5 and no doubt the anticipated ICD-11. Despite this, measurement tools can still play a vital role in assessing PTSD in children and young people.

Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health

DOI: 10.1111/camh.12124

Authors: Eleanor Leigh, William Yule, Patrick Smith

Institutions: King's College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Maudsley Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2130043630

FWCI: 1.978

Cites: 109

Cited by: 26

Related to: 10