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Stimulants and mental health
Published in David B Cooper, Practice in Mental Health—Substance Use, 2018
Richard Orr McLeod, Philip D Cooper
Assess for post-traumatic stress disorder (via trauma screening questionnaire -TSQ,15 PTSD Checklist16 and/or Clinician Administered Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale — CAPS17 — seeChapter 9).
Victims and survivors
Published in John C. Gunn, Pamela J. Taylor, Forensic Psychiatry, 2014
Pamela J Taylor, Sharif El-Leithy, John Gunn, Felicity Hawksley, Michael Howlett, Gillian Mezey, David Reiss, Jenny Shaw, Jonathan Shepherd, Nicola Swinson, Pamela J Taylor, Jayne Zito, Felicity de Zulueta
A number of scales and questionnaires have been developed to help the systematic investigation of PTSD, for example the Clinician Administered PTSD scale (CAPS; Blake et al., 1995). Given the likelihood of comorbidities, for research purposes, this might be best administered alongside a general psychiatric interview, such as the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID; First et al., 2000), if categorical diagnostic documentation is the goal, or the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS; Åsberg et al., 1978) for measurement of change over time. Other scales more specific to traumatic reactions range from brief screening tools, such as the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (Brewin et al., 2002), to detailed dimensional measures, such as the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (Foa et al., 1997).
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Published in Bruno Rushforth, Adam Firth, Val Wass, Get Through, 2012
Bruno Rushforth, Adam Firth, Val Wass
Screening questionnaires for PTSD, such as the Trauma Screening Questionnaire can be employed to help aid diagnosis. From Brewin, CR et al. Brief screening instrument for post traumatic stress disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry 2002; 181: 158–162. Reproduced with permission.
Post-traumatic growth and value-directed living after acquired brain injury
Published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2022
Monica C. Baseotto, Paul G. Morris, David C. Gillespie, Ceri T. Trevethan
Trauma Screening Questionnaire. This is a 10-item measure (Brewin et al., 2002) of re-experiencing and arousal. Participants indicate if they have experienced any of the symptoms in the past two weeks, with a “yes/no” response. The measure has been validated within dependent samples, and is reported to demonstrate similar or superior specificity and sensitivity to lengthier measures (e.g., PCL-C, Weathers et al., 1991; PSS-SR, Foa et al., 1993; PDS, Foa et al., 1997), with an overall efficiency rating of 0.90–0.92 (Brewin, 2005). There is strong evidence that endorsing six or more items on the scale is associated with a likely diagnosis of PTSD (Brewin et al., 2002). In this study, the total score on this measure was used as an indicator of severity of symptoms of post-traumatic stress. “Yes” responses were scored 2, “No” responses were scored 1, creating a minimum possible score of 10 and maximum score of 20. The measure demonstrated good internal consistency in the current sample (α = .82).
Gambling Problems and Military- and Health-Related Behaviour in UK Armed Forces Veterans
Published in Military Behavioral Health, 2020
Elystan Roberts, Glen Dighton, Matt Fossey, Lee Hogan, Neil Kitchiner, Robert D. Rogers, Simon Dymond
Participants were surveyed for several mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression, phobias, and trauma. Symptoms for any common neurotic disorder were tested using the Revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R; Lewis, Pelosi, Araya, & Dunn, 1992). Suicidal thoughts and attempts were tested using self-completion measures specified in the CIS-R (e.g., “Have you ever made an attempt to take your life, by taking an overdose of tablets or in some other way?”). Participants were asked whether they had experienced any traumatic events since the age of 16 years and were assessed using the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ; Brewin et al., 2002). The TSQ is a 10-item self-report measure derived from the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD. Participants were asked to respond “yes” if they had experienced any of the PTSD symptoms at least twice during the past week (e.g., “Irritability or outbursts of anger”). The advised cutoff score of 6 out of 10 was used to determine if someone is likely to be suffering from PTSD.
Ophthalmic and psychosocial sequelae in Ebola virus disease survivors: ongoing need for health systems strengthening across disciplines
Published in Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2021
Dominick Canady, Natalie C. Weil, Christopher Miller, Jessica G. Shantha, Gilberte Bastien, Steven Yeh
Initial reports concerning Ebola psychological sequelae have indicated that mental health disorders are prevalent and significantly impede survivors return to their pre-EVD status [10]. Witnessing the widespread death of family members, community members, and health-care workers has been a common experience for EVD survivors [3,5,13]. In response, a plethora of psychological disorders has arisen including: anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and survivor’s guilt [14,15]. A study of 24 EVD survivors in Sierra Leone found all of the survivors had experienced the death of a family member due to EVD. A validated adapted trauma screening questionnaire found that 5 (21%) met the definition of PTSD [14].