The DOI matches its Crossref record; 2 of the 2 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Brief screening instrument for post-traumatic stress disorder
Open accessAbstract
Background: Brief screening instruments appear to be a viable way of detecting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but none has yet been adequately validated. Aims: To test and cross-validate a brief instrumentthat is simple to administer and score. Method: Forty-one survivors of a rai l crash were administered a questionnaire, followed by a structured clinical interview 1 week later. Results: Excellent prediction of a PTSD diagnosis was provided by respondents endorsing at least six re-experiencing or arousal symptoms, in any combination. The findings were replicated on data from a previous study of 157 crime victims. Conclusions: Performance of the new measure was equivalent to agreement achieved between two full clinical interviews.
Overview
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The structured section of the interview was made up of the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ).
“The research method employed in this study asked Ade to take part in a qualitative semistructured interview where the structured section was made up of the TSQ (Brewin et al. 2002).”
From Person‐Centered Case Formulation: A Culturally Responsive and Trauma Informed Reconceptualization for Psychotraumatology Practice (2026) · cites this paper as Brewin et al. 2002
Ade scored 10 out of a possible 10 on the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ), signifying likely Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
“Ade scored 10 out of a possible 10 on the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) (Brewin et al. 2002) signifying likely Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).”
From Person‐Centered Case Formulation: A Culturally Responsive and Trauma Informed Reconceptualization for Psychotraumatology Practice (2026) · cites this paper as Brewin et al. 2002
PTSD was measured with the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ), with Cronbach's alpha 0.76.
“The Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ; Brewin et al., 2002) asked about physical and emotional responses to trauma in the prior week. Response options were 0 ( no ) and 1 ( yes ); a score of 6 or higher indicates the likelihood of experiencing PTSD. Cronbach's alpha was 0.76.”
From Separate and Cumulative Impacts of Trauma-Informed Practices and a Housing Intervention on the Safety, Housing Stability and Mental Health of Domestic Violence Survivors Over Two Years (2025) · cites this paper as Brewin et al., 2002
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Citations
Cites
Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults
Brewin, C. R., Andrews, B., & Valentine, J. D. (2000) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.68.5.748 · Cited by 5,243
Self-citationFoa, E. B., Cashman, L., Jaycox, L., & Perry, K. (1997) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/1040-3590.9.4.445 · Cited by 2,709
Self-citation
Flagged first, then by citations
Research works printed but not linked: 15
- 10.1017/S0033291799008624 · DOI
- 10.1016/S0165-1781(99)00070-0 · DOI
- 10.1002/jts.2490060405 · DOI · Paper page
- First, 1996, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM–IV Axis I Disorders
- 10.1017/S0033291796004229 · DOI
- Brewin, 2002, Reconstructing Early Intervention After Trauma
- 1994, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- 10.1080/080394800427519 · DOI
- 10.1016/0005-7967(96)00033-2 · DOI · Paper page
- Başoğlu, 2001, A study of the validity of a screening instrument for traumatic stress in earthquake survivors in Turkey, Journal of Traumatic Stress, 14, 491, 10.1023/A:1011156505957 · DOI
- 10.1002/jts.2490080106 · DOI · Paper page
- 1987, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Brewin, 1999, Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in victims of violent crime, American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 360, 10.1176/ajp.156.3.360 · DOI
- 10.1001/jama.282.8.755 · DOI
- Brewin, 2001, Cognitive and emotional reactions to traumatic events: implications for short-term intervention, Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, 17, 163
Cited by
Sorted by citations
A meta-analysis of risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents
Trickey, D., Siddaway, A. P., Meiser-Stedman, R., Serpell, L., & Field, A. P. (2012) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2011.12.001 · Cited by 828
Trends in mental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina
Kessler, R. C., Galea, S., Gruber, M. J., Sampson, N. A., Ursano, R. J., & Wessely, S. (2008) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4002119 · Cited by 617
Exposure to Hurricane-Related Stressors and Mental Illness After Hurricane Katrina
Galea, S., Brewin, C. R., Gruber, M., Jones, R. T., King, D. W., King, L. A., McNally, R. J., Ursano, R. J., Petukhova, M., & Kessler, R. C. (2007) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archpsyc.64.12.1427 · Cited by 584
Self-citationRumination in posttraumatic stress disorder
Michael, T., Halligan, S. L., Clark, D. M., & Ehlers, A. (2007) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.20228 · Cited by 434
Forecasting the onset and course of mental illness with Twitter data
Reece, A. G., Reagan, A. J., Lix, K. L. M., Dodds, P. S., Danforth, C. M., & Langer, E. J. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12961-9 · Cited by 401
van den Berg, D. P. G., de Bont, P. A. J. M., van der Vleugel, B. M., de Roos, C., de Jongh, A., Van Minnen, A., & van der Gaag, M. (2015) · JAMA Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2637 · Cited by 341
Concomitants of paranoia in the general population
Freeman, D., McManus, S., Brugha, T., Meltzer, H., Jenkins, R., & Bebbington, P. (2011) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291710001546 · Cited by 294
Determinants of accelerated metabolomic and epigenetic aging in a UK cohort
Robinson, O., Chadeau Hyam, M., Karaman, I., Climaco Pinto, R., Ala-Korpela, M., Handakas, E., Fiorito, G., Gao, H., Heard, A., Jarvelin, M., et al. (2020) · Aging Cell · doi:10.1111/acel.13149 · Cited by 205
A Systematic Review of Single-Session Psychological Interventions (‘Debriefing’) following Trauma
Rose, S., Bisson, J., & Wessely, S. (2003) · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · doi:10.1159/000070781 · Cited by 196
Self-citationOutreach and screening following the 2005 London bombings: usage and outcomes
Brewin, C. R., Fuchkan, N., Huntley, Z., Robertson, M., Thompson, M., Scragg, P., d'Ardenne, P., & Ehlers, A. (2010) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291710000206 · Cited by 169
Self-citationde Bont, P. A. J. M., van den Berg, D. P. G., van der Vleugel, B. M., de Roos, C., de Jongh, A., van der Gaag, M., & van Minnen, A. (2015) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.114.148486 · Cited by 133
Qassem, T., Aly-ElGabry, D., Alzarouni, A., Abdel-Aziz, K., & Arnone, D. (2021) · Psychiatric Quarterly · doi:10.1007/s11126-020-09797-4 · Cited by 107
“The experience of a traumatic events was systematically assessed with the non-patient version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) [25].”
MethodSimon, N., Roberts, N. P., Lewis, C. E., van Gelderen, M. J., & Bisson, J. I. (2019) · European Journal of Psychotraumatology · doi:10.1080/20008198.2019.1573129 · Cited by 107
WALTERS, J. T. R., BISSON, J. I., & SHEPHERD, J. P. (2007) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291706008658 · Cited by 95
Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Brewin, C. R., Cloitre, M., Bradley, A., Kitchiner, N. J., Jumbe, S., Bisson, J. I., & Roberts, N. P. (2018) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjc.12172 · Cited by 91
Self-citationLewis, C. E., Farewell, D., Groves, V., Kitchiner, N. J., Roberts, N. P., Vick, T., & Bisson, J. I. (2017) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.22645 · Cited by 84
Wang, Z., Wang, J., & Maercker, A. (2013) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.2690 · Cited by 84
“The 10-item Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) [21] was used to measure PTSD symptoms among the first 71 respondents in the urban sample and the 7-item Short Screening Scale for DSM-IV PTSD [22] was then substituted for the TSQ.”
InfluentialMakhashvili, N., Chikovani, I., McKee, M., Bisson, J., Patel, V., & Roberts, B. (2014) · Journal of Traumatic Stress · doi:10.1002/jts.21949 · Cited by 69
Alcohol Use and Problem Drinking among Women Firefighters
Haddock, C. K., Poston, W. S. C., Jahnke, S. A., & Jitnarin, N. (2017) · Women's Health Issues · doi:10.1016/j.whi.2017.07.003 · Cited by 65
Frijling, J. L., van Zuiden, M., Koch, S. B. J., Nawijn, L., Veltman, D. J., & Olff, M. (2016) · Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience · doi:10.1093/scan/nsv116 · Cited by 62
Frijling, J. L., van Zuiden, M., Koch, S. B., Nawijn, L., Goslings, J. C., Luitse, J. S., Biesheuvel, T. H., Honig, A., Bakker, F. C., Denys, D., et al. (2014) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/1471-244x-14-92 · Cited by 59
My Disaster Recovery: a pilot randomized controlled trial of an Internet intervention
Steinmetz, S. E., Benight, C. C., Bishop, S. L., & James, L. E. (2012) · Anxiety, Stress & Coping · doi:10.1080/10615806.2011.604869 · Cited by 55
Factors associated with violent victimisation among homeless adults in Sydney, Australia
Larney, S., Conroy, E., Mills, K. L., Burns, L., & Teesson, M. (2009) · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00406.x · Cited by 42
Post-traumatic growth and value-directed living after acquired brain injury
Baseotto, M. C., Morris, P. G., Gillespie, D. C., & Trevethan, C. T. (2022) · Neuropsychological Rehabilitation · doi:10.1080/09602011.2020.1798254 · Cited by 34
The Hong Kong Survey on the Epidemiology of Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Wu, K. K., Leung, P. W. L., Wong, C. S. M., Yu, P. M. W., Luk, B. T. C., Cheng, J. P. K., Wong, R. M. F., Wong, P. P. S., Lui, J. C. C., Ngan, J. C. F., et al. (2019) · Journal of Traumatic Stress · doi:10.1002/jts.22430 · Cited by 29
Colville, G., Dalia, C., Brierley, J., Abbas, K., Morgan, H., & Perkins-Porras, L. (2015) · Intensive Care Medicine · doi:10.1007/s00134-014-3559-2 · Cited by 24
Wehmeier, P. M., Fox, T., Doerr, J. M., Schnierer, N., Bender, M., & Nater, U. M. (2019) · Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science · doi:10.1177/2168479019849879 · Cited by 10
Nnawulezi, N., Macy, R., Wretman, C., Radtke, S., Clark, D. A., & Sullivan, C. M. (2025) · Journal of Family Violence · doi:10.1007/s10896-025-00989-9 · Cited by 3
O'Brien, C., & Charura, D. (2026) · MultiPsych · doi:10.1002/mps2.70012
Identifying Persons at Risk for PTSD After Trauma with TSQ in The Netherlands
Dekkers, A. M. M., Olff, M., & Näring, G. W. B. (2010) · Community Mental Health Journal · doi:10.1007/s10597-009-9195-6 · Cited by 57
Metadata
- Authors
- Brewin, C. R., Rose, S., Andrews, B., Green, J., Tata, P., McEvedy, C., Turner, S., & Foa, E. B.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Royal Holloway University of London (GB)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Brewin, Chris R.
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2002-08
- Volume
- 181
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 158-162
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W9204884
- Cited by
- 623
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 47 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 38 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 36 · 2014: 34 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 25
- FWCI
- 11.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, screening tool, re-experiencing symptoms, arousal symptoms, crime victims
- MeSH terms
- Accidents, Adult, Female, Humans, Interview, Psychological, London, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Railroads, Sensitivity and Specificity, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Crime Victims
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
