Screening for PTSD among Somali adolescent refugees: Psychometric properties of the UCLA PTSD Index

✍ Scribed by B. Heidi Ellis; Dechen Lhewa; Meredith Charney; Howard Cabral

• Book ID: 102449427
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 90 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0894-9867
• DOI: 10.1002/jts.20139

✦ Synopsis

This study presents the psychometric properties for the UCLA Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Index among a sample of Somali adolescents. Data were derived from a sample of English-speaking Somali adolescent refugees between the ages of 12 and 19 years (n = 76). The UCLA PTSD Index showed good reliability (Cronbach's α = .85). Convergent validity was assessed through bivariate correlations with the Depression Self Rating Scale (r = .72, p < .001) and the War Trauma Screening Scale (r = 59, p < .001). Results suggest that the UCLA PTSD Index may be a reliable and valid screening tool for PTSD symptoms for use with Somali adolescent refugees.