Synthesis of the psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist (PCL) military, civilian, and specific versions

Wilkins, Carol; Lang, Ariel J.; Norman, Sonya B.

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“…It is one of the most frequently used self-report questionnaires for PTSD. Previous versions were extensively validated (McDonald & Calhoun, 2010; Wilkins, Lang, & Norman, 2011). The PCL-5 measures the 20 DSM-5 PTSD symptoms over the last week, rated on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 0 ( not at all ) to 4 ( extremely ).…”

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A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: pilot study

Méndez

Nijdam

Heide

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Trauma-focused psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been demonstrated to be efficacious, but also have considerable non-response and dropout rates. Intensive treatment may lead to faster symptom reduction, which may contribute to treatment motivation and thereby to reduction of dropout. Objective: The aim of the current study was to investigate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an intensive five-day inpatient treatment with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and trauma-informed yoga for patients with PTSD. Method: A non-controlled pilot study with 12 adult patients with PTSD was conducted. At baseline the PTSD diagnosis was assessed with the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) and comorbid disorders with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Primary outcome was self-reported PTSD symptom severity (PTSD Check List for DSM-5; PCL-5) measured at the beginning of day 1 (T1), at the end of day 5 (T2) and at follow-up on day 21 (T3). Reliable change indexes (RCI) and clinically significant changes were calculated. Results: From T1 to T3, PTSD symptoms significantly improved with a large effect size (Cohen’s d = 0.91). Nine of the 11 patients who completed treatment showed reliable changes in terms of self-reported PTSD. At T3, two of the patients no longer met criteria for PTSD as measured with the PCL-5. One patient dropped out after the first day. No serious adverse events occurred. Conclusions: The majority of patients in our pilot study experienced symptom reduction consistent with reliable changes in this five-day inpatient treatment with EMDR and yoga. Randomized controlled trials – with longer follow up periods – are needed to properly determine efficacy and efficiency of intensive clinical treatments for PTSD compared to regular treatment. This is one of the first studies to show that intensive EMDR treatment is feasible and is indicative of reliable improvement in PTSD symptoms in a very short time frame.

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A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: pilot study

Méndez

Nijdam

Heide

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…Adkins et al [7] showed that the PCL was the strongest in discriminating PTSD from depression, social phobia and anxiety when compared to six other self-report measures of PTSD. On the other hand, there seems to be a considerable variability in cut-off scores due to the characteristics of sample to which the measure was administered [8].…”

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“…For the previous version, three versions exist and differ in wording with respect to the anchored event (PCL-Military, PCL-Civilian and PCL-Specific). In a systematic review of the PCLrelated psychometric studies, Wilkins et al [8] suggested that the measure (particularly PCL-Specific) has exhibited sound psychometric properties. Likewise, the expanded version prompts participants to identify a specific traumatic event at the outset of the measure, and thus PCL-5 can be used for assessment of PTSD in all types of traumatic experiences.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (PCL-5)

Boysan

Özdemir

et al. 2017

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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Objective: The posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist is one of the most widely used screening tool in assessing PTSD symptomatology. Several changes to PTSD definition were made in the recent revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The aim of the study was to assess psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), the revised version conforming to the advances in DSM-5. Method: Psychiatric outpatients with PTSD (n = 29) and major depressive disorder (n = 73) and a community group (n = 360) included in the study. Respondents completed the PCL-5, Trauma Symptom Checklist-40, Life Events Checklist for DSM-5, Dissociative Experiences Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory. Results: We found a four-factor solution best fit to the data providing support for the vast array of PTSD research. The PCL-5 demonstrated good reliability with composite reliability coefficients of re-experiencing (.79-.92), avoidance (.73-.91), negative alterations (.85-.90) and hyperarousal (.81-.88) and temporal reliability with two-week test retest intra-correlation coefficients of .70, .64, .78, and .76, respectively. Strong associations of the total and subscale scores of the PCL-5 with other measures of trauma-related symptoms were indicative of construct validity of the screening tool. The current investigation suggested a cut-off score ≥47 for PTSD diagnosis, with .76 sensitivity and .69 specificity. Conclusion: The PCL-5 is a promising screening tool with sound psychometric properties. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…With regard to screening, widely used self-report measures such as the PTSD Checklist (PCL; Weathers, Litz, Herman, Huska, & Keane, 1993) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R; Weiss, 2004) have been evaluated in clinical and military settings whereas less is known of their properties in the context of disasters (for reviews, see Brewin, 2005;McDonald & Calhoun, 2010;Wilkins, Lang, & Norman, 2011). In addition, several studies have used other self-report measures as the reference standard (e.g., Creamer, Bell, & Failla, 2003;Olde, Kleber, van der Hart, & Pop, 2006), which seem to inflate the screening accuracy as compared to studies that use a structured clinical interview as reference (Beck et al, 2008).…”

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Properties of Swedish posttraumatic stress measures after a disaster

Arnberg

Michel

Johannesson

2014

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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This study evaluated the properties of Swedish versions of self-report measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with emphasis on the Impact of Event ScaleRevised (IES-R). Survey data from adult survivors 1, 3, and 6 years after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami (n= 1,506) included the IES-R (from which the IES-6 was derived) and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The PTSD Checklist (PCL) was included in one survey. A structured clinical interview was performed after 6 years (n = 142). Factor analyses of the IES-R and PCL indicated that a dysphoric-arousal model provided good fit invariant across assessments. Both measures were accurate in excluding PTSD while all measures provided poorer positive predictive values. The IES-R, but not the IES-6 and GHQ-12, evidenced stability across assessments. In conclusion, the Swedish IES-R and PCL are sound measures of chronic PTSD, and the findings illustrate important temporal aspects of PTSD assessment.

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Synthesis of the psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist (PCL) military, civilian, and specific versions

Cited by 862 publications

References 66 publications

A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: pilot study

A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: pilot study

Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (PCL-5)

Properties of Swedish posttraumatic stress measures after a disaster

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