@article{ref1,
title="Sensitivity and specificity of the PTSD checklist in detecting PTSD in female veterans in primary care",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2003",
author="Lang, Ariel J. and Laffaye, Charlene and Satz, Leslie E. and Dresselhaus, Timothy R. and Stein, Murray B.",
volume="16",
number="3",
pages="257-264",
abstract="PTSD affects a substantial number of women in medical settings and is associated with significant distress and impairment. There are effective methods of treating trauma-related distress, but a minority seek such care. Thus, primary care is an important setting in which to identify individuals with PTSD. We sent questionnaires, including the PTSD Checklist--Civilian Version (PCL-C), to 419 female veterans who were seen in our primary care clinic in 1998; 56% (N = 221) returned the measures. A random subset (n = 49) was interviewed to establish psychiatric diagnoses. The results provide qualified support for the use of the PCL-C total score with a lowered cutoff score as a screening measure for PTSD in female veterans in primary care.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1023/A:1023796007788",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023796007788"
}