Performance characteristics of the PTSD checklist in retired firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-104

  Chiu, Sydney ^a   Webber, Mayris P ^a,c   Zeig Owens, Rachel ^a   Gustave, Jackson ^a   Lee, Roy ^a   Kelly, Kerry J ^a   Rizzotto, Linda ^a   McWilliams, Rita ^e   Schorr, John K ^b   North, Carol S ^d   Prezant, David J ^a,c  

^a Government of New york   (United States)

^b STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Firefighters; Post traumatic stress disorder; PTSD checklist; September 11 terrorist attacks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PENSIONER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; YOUDEN INDEX; FIRE; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESCUE WORK; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CHECKLIST; FIRES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESCUE WORK; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 80051722046     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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