Psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders-fifth edition (PCL-5) in veterans

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1379-1391

  Bovin, Michelle J ^a,b   Marx, Brian P ^a,b   Weathers, Frank W ^c   Gallagher, Matthew W ^a,b   Rodriguez, Paola ^a   Schnurr, Paula P ^d,e   Keane, Terence M ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DSM 5; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychometrics; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICIAN ADMINISTERED POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SCALE FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS FIFTH EDITION; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS FIFTH EDITION; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL DETECTION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VETERAN; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHECKLIST; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VETERANS HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHECKLIST; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949870997     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pas0000254     Document Type: Article

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