Psychometric properties of the posttraumatic stress checklist among young African-American men and women

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-83

  Kibler, Jeffrey L ^a   Ma, Mindy ^a   Lyons, Judith A ^b,c   Dollar, Katherine M ^d   Brisco, Kamielle ^e   Banks, Pamela G ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare   (United States)

^e Jackson State University ^*

Author keywords

African American; assessment; PCL; posttraumatic stress; screen

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953845570     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020590     Document Type: Article

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