Predicting post-traumatic stress disorder: Validation of the Trauma Screening Questionnaire in victims of assault

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-150

  Walters, James T R ^a   Bisson, Jonathan I ^a   Shepherd, Jonathan P ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33845983308     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291706008658     Document Type: Article

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