Psychometric characteristics of the German adaptation of the Traumatic Experiences Checklist (TEC)

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 338-346

  Schumacher, Sonja ^a   Martin Soelch, Chantal ^a   Rufer, Michael ^a   Pazhenkottil, Aju P ^a   Wirtz, Gustav ^b,f   Fuhrhans, Christoph ^c   Hindermann, Esther ^d   Mueller Pfeiffer, Christoph ^a,e,g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Schloss Werneck   (Germany)

^c Clienia Littenheid AG   (Switzerland)

^d Klinik Barmelweid   (Switzerland)

^e Center of Education and Research COEUR   (Switzerland)

^f SRH Klinikum Karlsbad   (Germany)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood trauma; psychometrics; self assessment; validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874076990     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024044     Document Type: Article

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