Open AccessScreening for PTSD among detained adolescents: Implications of the changes in the DSM–5.
Author(s) -
Crosby A. Modrowski,
Diana C. Bennett,
Shan D. Chaplo,
Patricia K. Kerig
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000156
Subject(s) - dsm 5 , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , posttraumatic stress , mood , population , arousal , medicine , environmental health , neuroscience
Screening for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly relevant for youth involved in the juvenile justice system given their high rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms. However, to date, no studies have investigated the implications of the recent revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (5th ed., DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) diagnostic criteria for PTSD for screening in this population. To this end, the present study compared PTSD screening rates using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev., DSM-IV-TR; APA, 2013) versus DSM-5 criteria in a group of detained adolescents.