Validity and Reliability of the DSM-III Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
- Vol. 177 (6) , 336-341
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053-198906000-00003
Abstract
The DSM-III criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were operationally defined for use in a structured interview. Acceptable interrater and test-retest reliabilities were shown; diagnostic validity was demonstrated relative to a standard diagnostic interview procedure; construct validity was shown in relation to a PTSD self-rating scale and to degree of combat exposure; the structured interview score correlated significantly with observer symptom scales for depression and anxiety.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: