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Screening for Depression and PTSD in a Cambodian Population Unaffected by War Comparing the Hopkins Symptom Checklist and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire With the Structured Clinical Interview

Screening for Depression and PTSD in a Cambodian Population Unaffected by War Comparing the... ORIGINAL ARTICLES Screening for Depression and PTSD in a Cambodian Population Unaffected by War Comparing the Hopkins Symptom Checklist and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire With the Structured Clinical Interview Derrick Silove, MBChB, MD,* Vijaya Manicavasagar, PhD,† Richard Mollica, MD, MAR,‡ Meng Thai,§ Dorani Khiek, James Lavelle, LICSW,‡ and Svang Tor, BA‡ further investigation to specify more clearly the value of using the Abstract: The Hopkins Symptom Checklist depression scale two approaches to case identification. (HSCL-D) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) have been Key Words: Cambodians, PTSD, depression, trauma, screening. used extensively in international studies, particularly among refu- gees and conflict-affected populations. Like many other screening (J Nerv Ment Dis 2007;195: 152–157) measures, however, the HSCL-D and HTQ have not been subjected to extensive epidemiologic testing, particularly among communities not affected by war. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the HSCL-D and HTQ by comparing the measures pidemiologic studies undertaken in international settings with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) among Econfront several methodologic challenges (Van Omme- ethnic Cambodians living in Surin, Thailand, a community that was ren, 2003), one of the most important being the accuracy of spared the long period of mass violence that affected http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease Wolters Kluwer Health

Screening for Depression and PTSD in a Cambodian Population Unaffected by War Comparing the Hopkins Symptom Checklist and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire With the Structured Clinical Interview

Tor, Svang
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease , Volume 195 (2) – Feb 1, 2007
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0022-3018
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Screening for Depression and PTSD in a Cambodian Population Unaffected by War Comparing the Hopkins Symptom Checklist and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire With the Structured Clinical Interview Derrick Silove, MBChB, MD,* Vijaya Manicavasagar, PhD,† Richard Mollica, MD, MAR,‡ Meng Thai,§ Dorani Khiek, James Lavelle, LICSW,‡ and Svang Tor, BA‡ further investigation to specify more clearly the value of using the Abstract: The Hopkins Symptom Checklist depression scale two approaches to case identification. (HSCL-D) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) have been Key Words: Cambodians, PTSD, depression, trauma, screening. used extensively in international studies, particularly among refu- gees and conflict-affected populations. Like many other screening (J Nerv Ment Dis 2007;195: 152–157) measures, however, the HSCL-D and HTQ have not been subjected to extensive epidemiologic testing, particularly among communities not affected by war. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the HSCL-D and HTQ by comparing the measures pidemiologic studies undertaken in international settings with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) among Econfront several methodologic challenges (Van Omme- ethnic Cambodians living in Surin, Thailand, a community that was ren, 2003), one of the most important being the accuracy of spared the long period of mass violence that affected

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The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Feb 1, 2007

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