Synthesis of the psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist (PCL) military, civilian, and specific versions

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 596-606

  Wilkins, Kendall C ^a   Lang, Ariel J ^a   Norman, Sonya B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; psychometrics; PTSD; PTSD checklist; reliability; validity

Indexed keywords

ARMY; CHECKLIST; CIVILIZATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; COMBAT DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 79959951701     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20837     Document Type: Review

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