A Study of Reliability and Validity on the Korean Version of Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents / 신경정신의학
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
;
: 571-577, 2006.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-111725
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This present study was conducted to explore the reliability and the validity of Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents Korean version (CAPS-CA).METHODS:
The Subjects were children and adolescents (8-13yrs) from different places a certain elementary school, three orphanages, a general hospital, and two neuropsychiatric local clinics. Only subjects who experienced a catastrophic traumatic event were tested by CAPS-CA, CDI, RCMAS, and TSC.RESULTS:
The range of correlations between item-criterion were .67-.84. The coefficients of internal consistency were .87. and test-retest reliability was .90, were all the coefficients in the proper range. Inter-correlations of CAPS-CA, CDI, RCMAS, and TSC scale showed significant correlation. TSC showed the highest correlation coefficient. CAPS-CA can be a useful clinician- administered diagnostic instrument for children and adolescents PTSD symptoms.CONCLUSION:
The reliability and the validity of CAPS-CA were confirmed. CAPS-CA could be applied for diagnostic purposes of PTSD in children and adolescents.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Reproducibility of Results
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Orphanages
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Hospitals, General
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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