The Norwegian version of the PTSD Checklist (PCL): Construct validity in a community sample of 2004 tsunami survivors

Hem, Camilla; Hussain, Arif; Wentzel‐Larsen, Tore; Heir, Trond

doi:10.3109/08039488.2012.655308

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“…Twenty-four percent of the sample reported PTSD symptoms that meet the criteria for probable PTSD according to the flowchart method (Hansen, Nissen, & Heir, 2013). In line with the specifications of DSM-IV, this procedure requires one positive score in cluster B, three in cluster C, and two in cluster D (Hem et al, 2012). Furthermore, 22% of the respondents reported a sum of PTSD symptoms over the PCL cut point at 45, and 50% reported a sum of PTSD symptoms over the PCL cut point at 30 (VA National Center for PTSD, 2012).…”

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Making connections: exploring the centrality of posttraumatic stress symptoms and covariates after a terrorist attack

Birkeland

Heir

2017

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Posttraumatic stress symptoms are interconnected. Knowledge about which symptoms of posttraumatic stress are more strongly interconnected or central than others may have implications for the targeting of clinical interventions. Exploring whether symptoms of posttraumatic stress may be differentially related to covariates can contribute to our knowledge on how posttraumatic stress symptoms arise and are maintained. Objective: This study aimed to identify the most central symptoms of posttraumatic stress and their interconnections, and to explore how covariates such as exposure, sex, neuroticism, and social support are related to the network of symptoms of posttraumatic stress. Method: This study used survey data from ministerial employees collected approximately 10 months after the 2011 Oslo bombing that targeted the governmental quarters (n = 190). We conducted network analyses using Gaussian graphical models and the lasso regularization. Results: The network analysis revealed reliably strong connections between intrusive thoughts and nightmares, feeling easily startled and overly alert, and between feeling detached and emotionally numb. The most central symptom in the symptom network was feeling emotionally numb. The covariates were generally not found to have high centrality in the symptom network. An exception was that being female was connected to a high physiological reactivity to reminders of the trauma. Conclusions: Ten months after a workplace terror attack emotional numbness appears to be of high centrality in the symptom network of posttraumatic stress. Fear circuitry and dysphoric symptoms may constitute two functional entities in chronic posttraumatic stress. Clinical interventions targeting numbness may be beneficial in the treatment of posttraumatic stress, at least after workplace terrorism.

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“…Posttraumatic stress was assessed with the Norwegian version of the PCL-S (Hem, Hussain, Wentzel-Larsen, & Heir, 2012). The PCL-S is a 17-item self-administered questionnaire that assesses PTSD symptom severity (per DSM-IV), and the items were specifically linked to the bomb explosion.…”

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Making connections: exploring the centrality of posttraumatic stress symptoms and covariates after a terrorist attack

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Heir

2017

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…Foreign translations . Several articles using foreign translations of the PCL‐S were located in the literature, accompanied by various diverse psychometric evidence, including two in Norwegian (Blix, Bang Hansen, Skogbrott Birkeland, Nissen, & Heir, ; Hem, Hussain, Wentzel‐Larsen, & Heir, ), two in French (Dubosc et al, ; Ventureyra, Yao, Cottraux, Note, & De Mey‐Guillard, ), and three in Chinese (Erbes, Meis, Polusny, & Compton, ; Jenkins, Belanger, Connally, Boals, & Durón, ; L. Wang et al, ).…”

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A Systematic Review of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL)

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2018

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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In this systematic review, the authors analyzed 336 published articles and dissertations that used the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) to determine the reliability and validity of scores on 3 different versions: PCL–Specific, PCL–Military, and PCL–Civilian. Results confirmed Weathers, Litz, Herman, Huska, and Keane's () claim that the PCL has adequate psychometric properties and appears to support the construction of a new version, the PCL‐5, as a population‐nonspecific instrument.

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“…However, the Norwegian version of PCL has been shown to perform well as a diagnostic instrument for detecting PTSD in epidemiological research 6. Also, we have not considered fulfilment of the DSM A criteria, but only taken into account the number of symptoms in each symptom cluster.…”

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“…To assess PTSD symptoms, the Norwegian version of the PCL, was applied 6. The PCL was first introduced in 1993 by Weathers et al 7 and it is now one of the most frequently used self-reported measures on PTSD symptoms.…”

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Proximity to terror and post-traumatic stress: a follow-up survey of governmental employees after the 2011 Oslo bombing attack

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ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among governmental employees after the 2011 Oslo bombing attack targeted towards the Norwegian Ministries, and to explore the importance of proximity to the bomb explosion as a predictor of PTSD.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingData were collected from a survey 10 months after the Oslo bombing on 22 July 2011.ParticipantsA total of 3520 employees were invited to the study. Net samples comprised 1927 employees in 14 of the 17 Norwegian Ministries.Outcome measuresThe employees reported where they were at the time of the explosion. PTSD was assessed with the Norwegian version of the PTSD checklist (PCL).ResultsA total of 207 of the 1881 (11%) ministerial employees who completed the survey were present at work when the bomb exploded. Of these, a quarter (24%, 95% CI 18.4 to 30.0) had symptom levels equivalent to PTSD, while the prevalence was approximately 4% among those not present at work. In the latter group the prevalence was similar irrespective of whether their location was in Oslo, other places in Norway or abroad. Leadership responsibility was associated with lower risk for PTSD.ConclusionsThe risk of PTSD is mainly associated with being present at work at the time of a terror attack. For those not present at work, the risk of PTSD is low and independent of proximity to the terror scene. The findings may have implications for planning and priority of healthcare services after a work place terror attack.

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The Norwegian version of the PTSD Checklist (PCL): Construct validity in a community sample of 2004 tsunami survivors

Abstract: The Norwegian version of the PCL-S performed well as a diagnostic instrument for detecting PTSD in epidemiological research.

Cited by 53 publications

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Making connections: exploring the centrality of posttraumatic stress symptoms and covariates after a terrorist attack

Making connections: exploring the centrality of posttraumatic stress symptoms and covariates after a terrorist attack

A Systematic Review of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL)

Proximity to terror and post-traumatic stress: a follow-up survey of governmental employees after the 2011 Oslo bombing attack

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