Original title: The International Trauma Questionnaire: development of a self‐report measure of ICD‐11 PTSD and complex PTSD
The researchers refined a questionnaire for assessing PTSD and complex PTSD, two conditions defined in ICD-11The 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases, which defines PTSD and complex PTSD in this study.. They used responses from trauma-exposed people in the UK to identify which symptom questions worked best. They then checked whether the 12-question version fit the expected pattern of symptoms. The abstract reports that its structure and estimated diagnosis rates matched earlier findings.
Imagine packing for a trip with a strict limit on how many things you can bring. It is hard to choose what matters most without leaving out something important. In this paper, the questionnaire is the bag, and the researchers use answers from people affected by trauma to choose a short set of symptom questions that still fits the expected pattern.
People affected by trauma and the clinicians supporting them need ways to assess trauma-related symptoms. This questionnaire aims to make that assessment brief and usable across countries, while distinguishing PTSD from complex PTSD.
The abstract describes samples from the United Kingdom and reports that the measure's structure and estimated diagnosis rates align with earlier findings. It does not establish how well the questionnaire performs in other countries or provide details about its accuracy for individual diagnoses.
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The International Trauma Questionnaire: development of a self‐report measure of ICD‐11 PTSD and complex PTSD — Marylène Cloître, Mark E. Shevlin, Chris R. Brewin et al. — Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica — doi:10.1111/acps.12956
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