Volume 19, Issue 4 (2-2006)
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the Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Mirzamani2003@yahoo.co.uk
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Background: This study investigated the applicability of the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale (PSS) in a group of adolescents who had been directly involved in a disaster in Tehran.
Method: Participants were 20 adolescents who had survived a boat sinking in Tehran's city park in 2002. The assessment measures used were the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale (PSS) and clinical interview based on DSM-IV
Results: Seventeen participants (85%) were diagnosed with PTSD using PSS and seventeen (90%) were diagnosed with PTSD by psychiatric interview.
Conclusion: The PSS appears to be an effective and efficient method of screening for PTSD.
Type of Study: Original Research: Clinical Science |
Subject:
Psychiatry
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