Development and Validation of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Trauma Exposure: The Trauma History Screen

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 463-477

  Carlson, Eve B ^a,b   Smith, Steve R ^c   Palmieri, Patrick A ^d   Dalenberg, Constance ^e   Ruzek, Josef I ^a,b   Kimerling, Rachel ^a,b   Burling, Thomas A ^b   Spain, David A ^f  

^a National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic; PTSD; Self report; Traumatic stress; Traumatic stressors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THE TRAUMA HISTORY SCREEN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959308695     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022294     Document Type: Article

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