@article{ref1,
title="Validating the child trauma screen among a cross-sectional sample of youth and caregivers in pediatric primary care",
journal="Clinical pediatrics",
year="2021",
author="Lang, Jason M. and Connell, Christian M. and Macary, Susan",
volume="60",
number="4-5",
pages="252-258",
abstract="Pediatric primary care providers have an important role in addressing the health effects of trauma, yet routine screening is rare. This study evaluated whether the 10-item Child Trauma Screen (CTS) could identify youth experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Participants were 107 caregiver-youth pairs aged 7 to 17 years old, 55.8% male, and 76.4% Hispanic who were recruited at an urban pediatric primary care clinic. Youth and caregivers separately completed the CTS and the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5 (RI-5) prior to their medical visit. Half of youth experienced at least one type of trauma, and one sixth reported elevated PTSD symptoms. The CTS was highly correlated with the RI-5 on PTSD symptom severity, and correctly classified 85% of youth based on likely PTSD diagnosis. The brief CTS can accurately identify youth suffering from PTSD symptoms, and may be particularly feasible to implement in busy primary care practices.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-9228",
doi="10.1177/00099228211005302",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00099228211005302"
}