Reliability and validity of a child-specific cross-cultural instrument for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder

Ahmad, Abdulbaghi; Sundelin-Wahlsten, Viveka; Sofi, M. A.; Qahar, Jabbar Abdulrahman; Knorring, A.-L. von

doi:10.1007/s007870070032

Cited by 30 publications

(30 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The PTSD prevalence of 32.3% in children in Kurdistan and 11.0% in the Kurdistanian children in Sweden is similar to the results of our previous studies (6,8,11). The results of this study provide some insight about the characteristics of childhood trauma and associated psychopathology among children of Kurdistanian background.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…The psychometric properties of the PTSS-C have been assessed in previous research (11). The PTSS-C instrument yielded satisfactory internal consistency, high interrater reliability and excellent validity on crossvalidation with the Child Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index (CPTSD-RI) (12), and the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (DICA) according to the DSM-IV (13).…”

Section: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms For Children (Ptss-c)mentioning

confidence: 97%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder in Kurdistanian children and their parents in homeland and exile: An epidemiological approach

Ahmad

Knorring

Sundelin-Wahlsten

2008

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The prevalence and correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed in random samples of school-aged Kurdistanian children and their parents in homeland and exile. Of the 376 eligible children at the two sites, 312 children and their parents (293 mothers and 248 fathers) completed the Harvard-Uppsala Trauma Questionnaire and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom interviews for children, and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for parents. Unlike their children, fathers showed significantly higher PTSD frequencies in exile than in the homeland. The fathers' PTSD negatively correlated with the living standard and fathers' education, while child PTSD mostly correlated with maternal education and living in exile. Living in exile seems to have a negative impact on fathers' post-traumatic reactions, despite its positive influence on children. High drop-outs in exile limit the conclusions.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms For Children (Ptss-c)mentioning

confidence: 97%

Traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder in Kurdistanian children and their parents in homeland and exile: An epidemiological approach

Ahmad

Knorring

Sundelin-Wahlsten

2008

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Other studies have also found significant, but rather unspecific, relationships between exposure to organized violence and PTSD-specific symptomatology (44)(45)(46). The three-factor PTSD model was confirmed in a study testing the validity of the ÔReaction of Adolescents to Traumatic Stress QuestionnaireÕ (RATS) in four populations of adolescents, but the scale also correlated highly with non-PTSD specific symptoms of anxiety and depression (47).…”

Section: Mental Health In Young Refugeesmentioning

confidence: 80%

Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees

Montgomery¹

2011

Acta Psychiatr Scand

173

104

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Montgomery E. Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees.Objective: To review evidence of trauma and exile‐related mental health in young refugees from the Middle East.Method: A review of four empirical studies: i) a qualitative study of 11 children from torture surviving families, ii) a cohort study of 311 3–15‐year‐old asylum‐seeking children, iii) a qualitative study of 14 members of torture surviving families and iv) a follow‐up study of 131 11–23‐year‐old refugees.Results: The reactions of the children were not necessarily post‐traumatic stress disorder specific. Seventy‐seven per cent suffered from anxiety, sleep disturbance and/or depressed mood at arrival. Sleep disturbance (prevalence 34%) was primarily predicted by a family history of violence. At follow‐up, 25.9% suffered from clinically relevant psychological symptoms. Traumatic experiences before arrival and stressful events in exile predicted internalizing behaviour, witnessing violence and frequent school changes in exile predicted externalizing behaviour. School participation, Danish friends, language proficiency and mother’s education predicted less long‐term psychological problems.Conclusion: Psychological problems are frequent in refugee children, but the extents are reduced over time in exile. Traumatic experience before arrival is most important for the short‐term reaction of the children while aspects of life in exile are important for the children’s ability to recover from early traumatization.

show abstract

“…The trained co-leader simultaneously uses the Crisis Screening Instrument to identify children showing any sign or symptom of psychological distress that is qualifying to further individual assessment. This instrument is derived from two widely used screening questionnaires with satisfactory validity and reliability in Kurdistan society [30,31]; Children showing positive screening are to be referred for individual assessment by a trained expert in using a Modified Family Map to identify risk and protecting factors in three generations in addition to examination of psychiatric status for planning of adequate management [32]. The CIPCA is hypothyzed to act as psychological vaccination against development of posttraumatic psychopathology [18,19].…”

Section: Crisis Intervention Program For Children and Adolescents (Cimentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Psychological Vaccination for Potentially Traumatized Children

Cery¹,

Ahmad²

2018

JPCPY

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives: Traumatic events and associated stress due to ongoing war and displacement may have severe adverse effects on psychosocial development of children. Although more than half of traumatized children are expected to develop posttraumatic psychopathology, no effective prevention has been found. The present study aims to investigate if Crisis Intervention Program for Child and Adolescents (CIPCA) has protective effects on mental wellbeing of child survivors of the ISIS war and displacement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.Method: Data were gathered two years after the displacement experience and application of CIPCA (a semistructured single one-hour group intervention that has been hypotheses to act as psychological vaccination against development of posttraumatic psychopathology. The study sample consisting of 51 children (32 girls and 19 boys, mean age 12 years), was cluster randomized immediately after displacement to CIPCA (23 children) and no CIPCA intervention (28 children). Behavior problems were estimated on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) before randomisation and after one-year and 2-years follow-up.Results: Significantly lower symptom score were found among children who had attended CIPCA than non-CIPCA concerning Internalizing scores (0.63, 7.40, t = 2.099, P = 0.049), Withdrawal (0.0, 2.5, t = 2.713, P = 0.014), PTSD index (0.21, 2.64, t = 2.264, P = 0.028) and Total Problem Sores (1.82, 13.07, t = 2.199, P = 0.033), consequently. No significant difference was observed according to Externalizing problems and other CBCL scores between children who had attend to CIPCA and not. Conclusions:These findings pointed out that CIPCA may have protected children against developing psychological problems. We recommend carrying out more systematic studies to investigate the preventive effects of CIPCA on posttraumatic psychopathology.

show abstract

Reliability and validity of a child-specific cross-cultural instrument for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder

Cited by 30 publications

References 0 publications

Traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder in Kurdistanian children and their parents in homeland and exile: An epidemiological approach

Traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder in Kurdistanian children and their parents in homeland and exile: An epidemiological approach

Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees

Exploring Psychological Vaccination for Potentially Traumatized Children

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About