Algorithm Versus Cut-Point Derived PTSD in Ex-Prisoners of War

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-271

  Cook, Joan M ^a,b   Thompson, Richard ^c   Coyne, James C ^a   Sheikh, Javaid I ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prisoners of war; Psychometrics; PTSD; PTSD Checklist

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOMETRY; ROC CURVE; SYMPTOM; WAR;

EID: 0242386610     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025851129948     Document Type: Article

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