@article{ref1,
title="Evaluating the Persian translation of the National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale in a Sample of Iranian earthquake survivors",
journal="Journal of loss and trauma",
year="2017",
author="Rafiey, Hassan and Alipour, Fardin and LeBeau, Richard and Salimi, Yahya and Sayad, Masoumeh",
volume="22",
number="8",
pages="660-668",
abstract="In DSM-5, the APA recommended the use of the National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale, a new self-report scale for PTSD that is brief, consistent with the revised DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, and free of copyright restrictions. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Persian translation of the scale in a sample of Iranian adults who survived an earthquake. A sample of 600 people was selected through multistage sampling and subsequently completed the scale. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that the good reliability, one-factor structure, and convergent validity of the scale observed for the original English language scale were replicated. The Persian version of the NSESSS appears to be a valid and reliable measure to assess the symptoms of DSM-5 PTSD and may contribute to increasing efforts to identify and treat PTSD in Iran.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1532-5024",
doi="10.1080/15325024.2017.1373888",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1373888"
}