Citation

Farina B, Venturi P, Onofri A, Raja M, di Giannantonio M. Prehosp. Disaster Med. 2007; 22(5): 454-456.

Affiliation

Faculty of Psychology, University of Chieti, Italy. bennifarina@mclink.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18087917

Abstract

The aim of the study is to evaluate the self-administered Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition criteria-based inventory for the screening of post-traumatic stress disorder. Due to its low sensitivity (57%) and high specificity (88%), it could be useful as a second step of a screening procedure in combination with other validated, self-report instruments. The clinical implications of the findings and the limitations of the study are discussed.

Language: en