The validity of the DSM-III-R posttraumatic stress disorder classification as applied to adolescents: A cross-cultural replication.
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Title
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The validity of the DSM-III-R posttraumatic stress disorder classification as applied to adolescents: A cross-cultural replication.
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Identifier
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AAI9325145
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identifier
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9325145
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Creator
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Schwartz, Russell Craig.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Philip A. Saigh
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Date
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1993
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Education, Educational Psychology | Psychology, Clinical | Psychology, Psychometrics | Education, Guidance and Counseling
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Abstract
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The present study examined the PTSD symptomatology in a population of physically abused adolescents. The purpose of the investigation was to establish the validity of the PTSD classification as based upon the responses of American adolescents. The selected sample consisted of three groups of adolescents. The first (n = 20) group presented with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the second group (n = 25) presented with conduct disorder, and the third group (n = 23) was made up of non-clinical controls. The subjects marked the Fear Survey Schedule (FSS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Reynold's Adolescent Depression Scale (RADS), and Children's Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). Their conduct was rated using the Revised Behavior Problem checklist (RBPC). The results reveal considerable variation in anxiety, depression and misconduct amongst the three comparison groups. The PTSD cases consistently displayed higher levels of anxiety and depression than the conduct disorder and non-clinical controls. The conduct disorder cases consistently showed higher levels of misconduct than the PTSD and non-clinical cases.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
