@article{ref1,
title="A parental tool to screen for posttraumatic stress in children: first psychometric results",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2014",
author="Verlinden, Eva and van Laar, Yvette L. and van Meijel, Els P. M. and Opmeer, Brent C. and Beer, Renée and De Roos, Carlijn and Bicanic, Iva A. E. and Lamers-Winkelman, Francien and Olff, Miranda and Boer, Frits and Lindauer, Ramón J. L.",
volume="27",
number="4",
pages="492-495",
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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.21929",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.21929"
}