Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - Short Form (CTQ-SF)

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-170

  Gerdner, Arne ^a   Allgulander, Christer ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood abuse; Neglect; Norm data; Psychometric properties; Screening; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE SHORT FORM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VALIDITY; ADDICTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 66149121053     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802514366     Document Type: Article

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