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Which instruments are most commonly used to assess traumatic event exposure and posttraumatic effects?: A survey of traumatic stress professionals
Author(s) -
Elhai Jon D.,
Gray Matt J.,
Kashdan Todd B.,
Franklin C. Laurel
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20062
Subject(s) - checklist , traumatic stress , clinical psychology , posttraumatic stress , psychological trauma , psychology , compassion fatigue , emotional trauma , psychiatry , medicine , cognitive psychology , burnout
We report findings from a Web‐based survey of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies' members ( n = 227) regarding use of trauma exposure and posttraumatic assessment instruments. Across clinical and research settings, the most widely used tests included the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale, Trauma Symptom Inventory, Life Events Checklist, Clinician‐Administered Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Scale, PTSD Checklist, Impact of Event Scale—Revised, and Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children. Highest professional degree, time since degree award, and student status yielded no differences in extent of reported trauma assessment test use.