The PSS-SR as a screening tool for PTSD in first-episode psychosis patients

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-194

  Sin, Gwen Li ^a   Abdin, Edimansyah ^b   Lee, Jimmy ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

First episode psychosis; Post traumatic stress disorder; PSS SR; Screening; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOM SCALE SELF REPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84862809629     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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