TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A parental tool to screen for posttraumatic stress in children: first psychometric results
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Verlinden, Eva
A1  - van Laar, Yvette L.
A1  - van Meijel, Els P. M.
A1  - Opmeer, Brent C.
A1  - Beer, Renée
A1  - De Roos, Carlijn
A1  - Bicanic, Iva A. E.
A1  - Lamers-Winkelman, Francien
A1  - Olff, Miranda
A1  - Boer, Frits
A1  - Lindauer, Ramón J. L.
SP  - 492
EP  - 495
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.21929
ID  - ref1
ER  -