TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Evaluating the Persian translation of the National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale in a Sample of Iranian earthquake survivors
JO  - Journal of loss and trauma
A1  - Rafiey, Hassan
A1  - Alipour, Fardin
A1  - LeBeau, Richard
A1  - Salimi, Yahya
A1  - Sayad, Masoumeh
SP  - 660
EP  - 668
VL  - 22
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1532-5024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1373888
ID  - ref1
ER  -