Clinical Utility of a Brief Diagnostic Test for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Carlier, Ingrid V. E.; Lamberts, Regina D.; Uchelen, Annephine J. Van; Gersons, Berthold P. R.

doi:10.1097/00006842-199801000-00010

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“…This measure was designed by Carlier, Lamberts, Van Uchelen, and Gersons (1998) to be an abridged version of Davidson, Smith, and Kudler's (1989) Structured Interview for PTSD, adapted to meet DSMIII-R criteria. It contains 17 items corresponding to the DSM-III-R symptoms of PTSD.…”

Section: Self-rating Scale For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Srs-ptsd)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic review of screening instruments for adults at risk of PTSD

2005

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The development of effective methods of screening for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is important in the context of mass trauma, the geographical dispersion of victims, and the restricted availability of specialists in psychological trauma. The review focused on published English-language screening instruments for civilian PTSD consisting of 30 items or fewer and validated against structured clinical interviews. Thirteen instruments were identified meeting these criteria, all consisting of symptoms of traumatic stress. The review concluded that the performance of some currently available instruments is near to their maximal potential effectiveness, and that instruments with fewer items, simpler response scales, and simpler scoring methods perform as well as if not better than longer and more complex measures.

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Section: Self-rating Scale For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Srs-ptsd)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic review of screening instruments for adults at risk of PTSD

2005

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“…The Dutch version of the Impact of Event Scale (IES; Brom and Kleber, 1985) was administered to obtain sumscores on a 4-point Likert scale for intrusion and avoidance in the past week. The Self-Rating Scale for PTSD (SRS-PTSD; Carlier et al, 1998) was administered to obtain the number of PTSD symptoms based on DSM-IV criteria. For both the IES and the SRS-PTSD, participants were asked specifically to consider the fireworks disaster when completing these measures.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For both the IES and the SRS-PTSD, participants were asked specifically to consider the fireworks disaster when completing these measures. The internal consistency and interjudge reliability of these self-reports were found to be satisfactory (Carlier et al, 1998;van der Ploeg et al, 2004). The Dutch version of the Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90; Arrindell andEttema, 1986, 2003) was administered to measure the severity of depressive symptoms (16 items).…”

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Tobacco usage interacts with postdisaster psychopathology on circadian salivary cortisol

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Meewisse

Kleber

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International Journal of Psychophysiology

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) have been associated with increased rates of tobacco usage as well as with dysregulations of the hypothalamus -pituitary -adrenal (HPA) axis. At the same time tobacco also affects the HPA axis. This paper examines the relationships between PTSD, posttraumatic MDD, smoking and levels of circadian cortisol 2 -3 years postdisaster. Subjects were survivors of the Enschede fireworks disaster. The sample consisted of 38 healthy survivors, 40 subjects with PTSD, and 17 subjects with posttraumatic MDD. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used to determine mental disorders in accordance with DSM-IV criteria. Salivary cortisol samples were collected at home immediately upon awakening, 30 min after awakening, at noon, and at 10 p.m. Quantity of smoking was measured through self-report. The results of the study show that salivary cortisol concentrations were higher in smoking subjects. Survivors with MDD following the disaster had a flatter diurnal cortisol curve than subjects with PTSD or healthy survivors. In survivors with PTSD and healthy individuals the usual dynamic pattern of increase in cortisol past awakening was present, while we did not observe this in posttraumatic MDD. These survivors with MDD tended to use more tobacco per day, and the cortisol group differences could only be revealed when we adjusted for quantity of smoking. Smoking, which may be an important palliative coping style in dealing with posttraumatic arousal symptoms, seems to mediate the relationship between traumatic stress and the HPA-axis. D

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“…In addition, several non-RCTs concerning group debriefing have likewise failed to find debriefing effective among volunteer firefighters (Hytten and Hasle, 1989), disaster workers following an earthquake Kenardy et al, 1996), and police officers who worked at a plane crash disaster site (Carlier et al, 1998).…”

Section: Psychological Debriefingmentioning

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Social, Psychological, and Psychiatric Interventions Following Terrorist Attacks: Recommendations for Practice and Research

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Cahill

Boscarino

et al. 2005

Neuropsychopharmacol

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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the constant threat of imminent terrorist activity have brought into the forefront the urgent need to prepare for the consequences of such attacks. Such preparation entails utilization of existing knowledge, identification of crucial gaps in our scientific knowledge, and taking steps to acquire this knowledge. At present, there is little empirical knowledge about interventions following terrorism and absolutely no available empirical knowledge about interventions following bioterrorism. Therefore, this paper reviews knowledge about (1) reactions following the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and other places, (2) the practical experiences accumulated in recent years in countries (eg, Israel) that have had to cope with the threat of bioterrorism and the reality of terrorism, and (3) interventions for acute and chronic stress reactions following other types of traumatic events (eg, rape, war, accidents). Our review found several treatments efficacious in treating individuals for acute and chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to other traumatic events that will likely be efficacious in treating PTSD related to terrorist attacks. However, there were significant gaps in our knowledge about how to prepare populations and individuals for the possibility of a terrorist attack and what interventions to apply in the immediate aftermath of such an attack. Accordingly, we conclude the paper with several questions designed to guide future research.

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Clinical Utility of a Brief Diagnostic Test for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract: SRS-PTSD constitutes a good alternative for SI-PTSD, especially for sites with limited clinical resources.

Cited by 100 publications

References 14 publications

Systematic review of screening instruments for adults at risk of PTSD

Systematic review of screening instruments for adults at risk of PTSD

Tobacco usage interacts with postdisaster psychopathology on circadian salivary cortisol

Social, Psychological, and Psychiatric Interventions Following Terrorist Attacks: Recommendations for Practice and Research

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