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An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the traumatic events questionnaire in primary care patients
Author(s) -
Crawford Eric F.,
Lang Ariel J.,
Laffaye Charlene
Publication year - 2008
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.20280
Subject(s) - cidi , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , anger , sexual abuse , anxiety disorder , primary care , psychometrics , traumatic stress , poison control , injury prevention , medicine , anxiety , family medicine , medical emergency
Abstract This study examined the reliability of reports of traumatic experiences across the Traumatic Events Questionnaire (TEQ; S. Vrana & D. Lauterbach, 1994) and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI; World Health Organization, 1998), and evaluated other psychometric properties of the TEQ in 154 primary care patients. Agreement rates for various traumatic experiences were moderate to substantial, with sexual abuse showing 87% agreement, and other forms of trauma exhibiting rates from 81–74%. The TEQ yields a trauma intensity score, which produced stronger correlations with self‐reported PTSD symptoms and problematic anger than the sum of traumas experienced. Trauma intensity also proved to be a powerful predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnostic status. Results support the TEQ as a measure of traumatic exposure in primary care populations.