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Benedetto Farina1, Piero Venturi, Antonio Onofri
1Faculty of Psychology, University of Chieti, Italy. bennifarina@mclink.it
Abstract:
The aim of the study is to evaluate the self-administered Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition criteria-based inventory for the screening of post-traumatic stress disorder. Due to its low sensitivity (57%) and high specificity (88%), it could be useful as a second step of a screening procedure in combination with other validated, self-report instruments. The clinical implications of the findings and the limitations of the study are discussed.
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