Reliability and validity of Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

This paper describes three studies of the reliability and validity of a newly revised version of the Purdue Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale (PPTSD-R). The PPTSD-R is a 17-item questionnaire that yields four scores: Reexperiencing, Avoidance, Arousal, and Total. It is highly internally consistent (α = .91), and the scores are relatively stable across time. The PPTSD-R is highly correlated with other measures of PTSD symptomatology and moderately correlated with measures of related psychopathology, providing preliminary support for the measure's convergent and discriminant validity. It reliably distinguishes between groups of people who were and were not traumatized, it is sensitive to the impact of different types of traumatic events, and (within a clinical sample) it discriminates between those who did and did not seek treatment for difficulty coping with the traumatic event being assessed. The PPTSD-R shows promise as a measure of PTSD symptoms in the college population.

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Faking on the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1037/1040-3590.1.1.56 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 56-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

John E. Dalton ◽

Agnes Tom ◽

Mark L. Rosenblum ◽

Sumner H. Garte ◽

Ivan N. Aubuchon

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Mississippi Scale

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Reliability and validity of the Trauma Symptom Inventory with veterans evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2008.11.008 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 170 (2-3) ◽

pp. 256-261 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Jessica J. Snyder ◽

Jon D. Elhai ◽

Terry C. North ◽

Christopher J. Heaney

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Trauma Symptom Inventory ◽

Trauma Symptom ◽

Symptom Inventory

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Self-Critical Depressive Experience in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1995.77.3.880 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 77 (3) ◽

pp. 880-882

Author(s):

Edward W. McCranie ◽

Leon A. Hyer

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Major Depressive Disorder ◽

Depressive Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Vietnam Veterans ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Major Depressive ◽

Mississippi Scale

Consistent with prior research, 73 hospitalized male Vietnam veterans with combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) reported high scores on Self-criticism as measured by the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire. Self-criticism scores predicted greater severity of PTSD (Mississippi scale) after controlling for symptomatic depression (MMPI-D scale), suggesting that the nature of depression in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder differs from that in major depressive disorder.

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Application of the Chinese Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist to Adolescent Earthquake Survivors in China

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2012.40.3.415 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 415-423 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ruiming Wang ◽

Jie Su ◽

Xiaoyu Bi ◽

Yubing Wei ◽

Lei Mo

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Factor Model ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

School Students ◽

Low Socioeconomic ◽

Reliable Instrument ◽

Earthquake Survivors

We investigated the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder among 2,448 middle-school students in Sichuan Province, China, soon after the Wenchuan earthquake occurred on May 12, 2008. We also tested the reliability and validity of a Chinese version of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist–Civilian Version (Weathers, Litz, Huska, & Keane, 1994) with this group. PTSD occurred more frequently among females compared with males, and among those exposed directly, indirectly, or not at all to the earthquake, the highest incidence of PTSD was among the group exposed directly. Among 3 groups aged between 11 and 13, 14 and 15, and 16 and 18, the highest incidence of PTSD was in students aged 14 and 15. Compared with other groups those with the highest incidence of PTSD were students with low socioeconomic status, who witnessed the earthquake, had heavy loss of their houses and other possessions, and whose family members were casualties. Factor analysis showed that the 3-factor model of the PCL-C had good construct validity. The internal consistency of Cronbach's alpha and split-half reliability was also satisfactory. Therefore, the PCL-C was determined to be a reliable instrument to detect PTSD among Chinese adolescents exposed to the earthquake.

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