@article{ref1,
title="The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: An update and replication of its psychometric properties",
journal="Psychological assessment",
year="2013",
author="Nixon, Reginald D. V. and Meiser-Stedman, Richard and Dalgleish, Tim and Yule, William and Clark, David M. and Perrin, Sean and Smith, Patrick",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="1025-1031",
abstract="The psychometric properties of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) were examined in 2 samples. Sample 1 (N = 185, ages 6-17 years) consisted of children recruited from hospitals after accidental injury, assault, and road traffic trauma, and assessed 6 months posttrauma. Sample 2 (N = 68, ages 6-17 years) comprised treatment-seeking children who had experienced diverse traumas. In both samples psychometric properties were generally good to very good (internal reliability for total CPSS scores = .83 and .90, respectively). The point-biserial correlation of the CPSS with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis derived from structured clinical interview was .51, and children diagnosed with PTSD reported significantly higher symptoms than non-PTSD children. The CPSS demonstrated applicability to be used as a diagnostic measure, demonstrating sensitivity of 84% and specificity of 72%. The performance of the CPSS Symptom Severity Scale to accurately identify PTSD at varying cutoffs is reported in both samples, with a score of 16 or above suggested as a revised cutoff. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1040-3590",
doi="10.1037/a0033324",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0033324"
}