Instrument details

Instrument Title

The validation of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The posttraumatic diagnostic scale.

No PDF assigned

Source Article

Foa, E. B., Cashman, L., Jaycox, L., & Perry, K. (1997). The validation of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The posttraumatic diagnostic scale. Psychological Assessment, 9(4), 445-451.

Response Options

Survey Items

Internal Reliability

Cronbach's alpha was .92 for Total Symptom Severity, .78 for Re-experiencing, .84 for Avoidance, and .84 for Arousal. Test-retest reliability was .83 for Total Symptom Severity, .77 for Re-experiencing, .81 for Avoidance, and .85 for Arousal.

Validity

Convergent validity

Google Scholar

View article on Google Scholar

Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Foa, E. B., Cashman, L., Jaycox, L., & Perry, K. (1997). The validation of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The posttraumatic diagnostic scale. Psychological Assessment, 9(4), 445-451.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.