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Using the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 to Screen for PTSD in the Chinese Context: A Pilot Study in a Psychiatric Sample

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Fung, Hong Wang, Chan, Chitat, Lee, Cheng Yang, Ross, Colin A.·2019·Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

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Purpose: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental health problem but it is often unrecognized in health care and social service settings. Reliable and valid measures are important for practitioners to screen for PTSD in the Chinese context. This study developed and pilot tested a Chinese version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Methods: The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the PCL-5 were evaluated in a sample of N = 56 adult psychiatric patients in Taiwan. Online methods were used to facilitate the research process. Results: The Chinese version of the PCL-5 is internally consistent and is associated with trauma exposure and other mental health constructs. Participants with clinically diagnosed DSM-5 PTSD scored significantly higher on the PCL-5 than those without PTSD. The PCL-5 also had an acceptable discrimination performance in this sample. Discussion: Although the initial findings suggest that the PCL-5 is reliable and valid in this pilot study, caution should be taken when interpreting the results. The Chinese version of the PCL-5 may be a promising screening tool, but further psychometric evaluation is necessary.

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Authors
Fung, H. W., Chan, C., Lee, C. Y., & Ross, C. A.
Affiliations
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
  • Lee Cheng Yang Psychiatric Clinic, Taipei, Taiwan
  • The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma, Richardson, Texas, USA
Corresponding author
Fung, Hong Wang
Venue
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
Published
2019-11-02
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
643-651
ISSN
  • 2640-8066 (ISSN-L)
  • 2640-8074
OpenAlex
W2982920172
Cited by
63
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, PCL-5, Chinese translation, PTSD screening, psychometric validation, reliability statistics, validity, trauma exposure, psychiatric patients, Taiwan
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, China, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Sensitivity and Specificity, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Reproducibility of Results, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Young Adult, Checklist

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