Measurement Issues: Measurement of posttraumatic stress disorder in children and young people – lessons from research and practice

This article outlines the range of instruments available for these aspects of measurement, including assessment of PTSD in very young children, with a focus on those scales with good clinical utility and sound psychometric properties. FindingsThis is a particularly challenging time for clinicians working with children and young people with PTSD: all instruments will need to be revised and updated in order to better reflect the recent revisions to the diagnostic criteria for PTSD with the publication of the DSM‐5 and no doubt the anticipated ICD‐11. Despite this, measurement tools can still play a vital role in assessing PTSD in children and young people.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi?DOI=10.1111%2Fcamh.12124

Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health - October 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eleanor Leigh, William Yule, Patrick Smith Tags: Measurement Issue Source Type: research