TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Testing the validity of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD among refugees in treatment using latent class analysis
JO  - Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture
A1  - Vang, Maria Louison
A1  - Nielsen, Sabrina Brødsgaard
A1  - Auning-Hansen, Mikkel
A1  - Elklit, Ask
SP  - 27
EP  - 45
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
N2  - INTRODUCTION: The WHO has proposed posttraumatic stress (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) trauma-related sibling-disorders in ICD-11. The proposal has received support from research among clinical and community samples alike but only few studies have tested the validity of these disorders in a sample of refugees using the International Trauma Questionnaire especially designed for assessment of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD. <br><br>METHODS: Latent class analysis was used to test the validity of the ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD distinction in a heterogeneous group of 284 highly symptomatic refugees registered for treatment at a Danish treatment-center. <br><br>RESULTS: A two-class solution fit the data best. One group reported elevated levels of PTSD-symptoms and symptoms of affective dysregulation, and one group reported elevated levels of symptoms corresponding to CPTSD. The CPTSD group was considerably larger than the PTSD-group. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The current study supports the ICD-11 distinction between PTSD and CPTSD in a sample of treatment-seeking refugees. The assistance of interpreters was needed for some of the participants which affected the reliability of the assessment. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The ICD-11 proposal for PTSD and CPTSD is supported in a heterogenous sample of refugees using the ITQ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1018-8185
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/torture.v29i3.115367
ID  - ref1
ER  -