Citation

Verlinden E, van Laar YL, van Meijel EP, Opmeer BC, Beer R, De Roos C, Bicanic IA, Lamers-Winkelman F, Olff M, Boer F, Lindauer RJ. J. Trauma. Stress 2014; 27(4): 492-495.

Affiliation

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; De Bascule, Academic Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jts.21929

PMID

25069420

Abstract

The Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES-13) is a brief self-report measure designed to screen children for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigates the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the CRIES-13-parent version and evaluates its correlation with the child version. A sample of 59 trauma-exposed children (8 years-18 years) and their parents completed an assessment including the CRIES-13 (child/parent version) along with the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Parent version.

RESULTS demonstrated good internal consistency (α =.87) with acceptable values for the 3 subscales. A strong correlation (r =.73) with another measure of PTSD and lower correlations with a behavioral measure (r =.15 to.38) were found, confirming the convergent/divergent validity. A cutoff score ≥ 31 emerged as the best balance between sensitivity and specificity, and correctly classified 83.6% of all children as having a diagnosis of PTSD. This study provides support for the reliability and validity of the CRIES-13-parent version as a screening measure for posttraumatic stress in children.

Language: en