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ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2021

The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: Psychometric Properties among Earthquake Survivors.

Sabrina Hermosilla, Sarah Forthal, Madeline Van Husen, Janna Metzler, Dirgha Ghimire, Alastair Ager

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Article in Child psychiatry and human development, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sabrina Hermosilla *Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, 1006E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, USA. shermosi@umich.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4166-815X
Sarah Forthal *Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA.
Madeline Van HusenColumbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA.
Janna MetzlerDepartment of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Dirgha GhimireInstitute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, 1006E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, USA.
Alastair AgerDepartment of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · USUniversity of Michigan · USColumbia University · USQueen Margaret University · GB

Funding

Scientific/Technical CoreP2CHD041028 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Sarah A. Burgard · 2017 to 2026
$6.5M
Global Mental Health Research Fellowship: Interventions That Make a DifferenceT32MH096724 · NIMH · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI MILTON L WAINBERG · 2012 to 2026
$4.4M
Understanding the Connections among Genes, Environment, Family Processes, and Mental HealthR01MH110872 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI AXINN, WILLIAM G., SMOLLER, JORDAN W · 2017 to 2020
$3.5M
NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041028NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH110872NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH096724Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence for a single underlying factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children remains elusive. We assessed the underlying factor structure of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale through exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) in 570 survivors of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal. The EFA suggests that the three-factor DSM-IV model fit these data best. The CFA suggests that while the DSM-IV model adequately fit these data, the four-factor King model fit them better. There was no evidence of differential item functioning by age or gender, and internal consistency of the scale was high. PTSD (overall or by factor) was not correlated with functional impairment. Inconsistent psychometric results across contexts and methodologies suggest that our current theoretical conceptualizations and empirical models of posttraumatic stress are lacking. Future studies must both document the instrument properties to assure internal validity and cross-study comparisons and, bolstered by increased psychometric data and analyses, rework theoretical models of PTSD with improved cross-cultural validity.

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EarthquakesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticChildDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansPsychometricsSurvivorsChild psychiatryHumanitarianPost-disasterPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychometric

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