Psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist (PCL)

The psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist (PCL), a new, brief, self-report instrument, were determined on a population of 40 motor vehicle accident victims and sexual assault victims using diagnoses and scores from the CAPS (Clinician Administered PTSD Scale) as the criteria. For the PCL as...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behaviour research and therapy 1996-08, Vol.34 (8), p.669-673
Hauptverfasser:	Blanchard, Edward B., Jones-Alexander, Jacqueline, Buckley, Todd C., Forneris, Catherine A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic - psychology Adult Biological and medical sciences Crime Victims - psychology Female Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychometrics - methods Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems Psychopathology. Psychiatry Reproducibility of Results Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis Survivors - psychology Techniques and methods
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Zusammenfassung:	The psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist (PCL), a new, brief, self-report instrument, were determined on a population of 40 motor vehicle accident victims and sexual assault victims using diagnoses and scores from the CAPS (Clinician Administered PTSD Scale) as the criteria. For the PCL as a whole, the correlation with the CAPS was 0.929 and diagnostic efficiency was 0.900 versus CAPS. Examination of the individual items showed wide ranging values of individual item correlations ranging from 0.386 to 0.788, and with diagnostic efficiencies of 0.700 or better for symptoms. We support the value of the PCL as a brief screening instrument for PTSD.
ISSN:	0005-7967 1873-622X
DOI:	10.1016/0005-7967(96)00033-2