TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Validation of a French adaptation of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire among torture survivors from sub-Saharan African countries
JO  - European journal of psychotraumatology
A1  - de Fouchier, Capucine
A1  - Blanchet, Alain
A1  - Hopkins, William
A1  - Bui, Eric
A1  - Ait-Aoudia, Malik
A1  - Jehel, Louis
SP  - 19225
EP  - 19225
VL  - 3
IS  - online
N2  - BACKGROUND: To date no validated instrument in the French language exists to screen for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors of torture and organized violence. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to adapt and validate the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) to this population. METHOD: The adapted version was administered to 52 French-speaking torture survivors, originally from sub-Saharan African countries, receiving psychological treatment in specialized treatment centers. A structured clinical interview for DSM was also conducted in order to assess if they met criteria for PTSD. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the HTQ Part 4 was adequate (0.95). Criterion validity was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis that generated good classification accuracy for PTSD (0.83). At the original cut-off score of 2.5, the HTQ demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity (0.87 and 0.73, respectively). CONCLUSION: Results support the reliability and validity of the French version of the HTQ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2000-8198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.19225
ID  - ref1
ER  -