Validation of a screening instrument for posttraumatic stress disorder in a community sample of Bedouin men serving in the Israeli Defense Forces

Caspi, Yael; Carlson, Eve B.; Klein, Ehud

doi:10.1002/jts.20237

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“…Participants had a mean score of 3.18 on the SPTSS, ranging from a minimum of .7 to a maximum of 7.29. Although standard data for the SPTSS are not available as a criterion for the diagnosis of PTSD in Brazil, it is notable that an international study (Caspi, Carlson, & Klein, 2007) found a cutoff point for diagnosis of PTSD of an SPTSS score above 7.41.…”

Section: Event Centrality and Screening Of Ptsd Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stressful events in autobiographical memory processing: Brazilian version of the centrality of event scale

Gauer¹,

Souza²,

Silveira³

et al. 2013

Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

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A stressful or traumatic event may become a central reference point in the organization of long-term memory, influencing the meaning of other experiences. The Centrality of Event Scale (CES) is an instrument in which participants recall the most traumatic event of their life and endorse 20 items. The CES was translated, adapted and validated for the Brazilian context in a sample of 195 undergraduates (75.8% women). The version obtained good internal consistency and significant correlation with a screening measure of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. New hypotheses on the cognitive processing of traumatic events are explored in the light of a factor analysis of the CES. Opportunities for CES use include monitoring cognitive patterns and therapeutic effectiveness in situations related to trauma. Keywords: Centrality of event, stress, trauma, memory, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. ResumoUm evento estressor ou traumático pode tornar-se um ponto de referência central na organização da memória de longo prazo, influenciando a significação das demais experiências. A Escala de Centralidade de Evento (ECE) é um instrumento em que o sujeito recorda o evento mais traumático de sua vida e endossa 20 itens respectivos. A ECE foi traduzida, adaptada e validada mediante aplicação em 195 estudantes universitários (75,8% mulheres). Os resultados indicaram boa consistência interna e correlação significativa com rastreio de sintomas de estresse pós-traumático. Novas hipóteses explicativas do processamento cognitivo de eventos traumáticos são exploradas em resultados de uma análise fatorial exploratória. Oportunidades de aplicação da ECE incluem monitoramento de padrões cognitivos e efetividade terapêutica em situações relacionadas a trauma. Palavras-chave: Centralidade de evento, estresse, trauma, memória, Transtorno de Estresse Pós-Traumático.

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Section: Event Centrality and Screening Of Ptsd Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stressful events in autobiographical memory processing: Brazilian version of the centrality of event scale

Gauer¹,

Souza²,

Silveira³

et al. 2013

Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

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“…This brief, 17-item, self-report instrument is not keyed to a single event, and rated on a 10-point scale from never (0) to always (10) in response to "how much that thing has happened to you during the past two weeks." Performance of the Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in the men's sample indicated equal sensitivity and specificity rates of 89% vis-à-vis a SCID diagnosis of PTSD, at a cut point of 5.50 (Caspi al., 2007). Internal consistency of the scale in the women's sample was very good (α = .94).…”

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Bedouin wives on the home front: Living with men serving in the Israel Defense Forces

Caspi

Slobodin

Kämmerer

et al. 2010

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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This community-based study examined emotional and somatic symptoms of 129 Bedouin women whose husbands serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Wives of men diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reported more symptoms than wives of men diagnosed with other disorders and wives of men with no diagnosis. Findings indicate that not only was PTSD in Bedouin servicemen positively associated with their wives' symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression and somatic complaints, but that this relationship was fully mediated by husbands' aggression. Unraveling the special circumstances of women from traditional backgrounds faced with the devastating effects of husbands' combat-related posttraumatic pathology may inform an approach to the concept of vicarious trauma that is more specific to non-Western societies.

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“…One may conclude that the combination of stressed life in a conflict area and the elevation of psychiatric morbidity might lead to elevated mental health services utilization. Among respondents with diagnosed disorders, the rate of help seeking for mental health services was lower among Arab-Israelis than among Jewish-Israelis [6,7]. The low mental health utilization rate among minorities in Israel probably emanates from stigmatization, social and cultural norms regarding the use of mental health and help seeking.…”

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“…It is likely that there are many Arab minorities whose posttraumatic reactions remain undetected and untreated. Moreover, the research body in mental health utilization among minorities after armed conflict is scarce [7].…”

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“…This model postulates that elevation in the level of traumatic stress exposure will lead to higher levels of post traumatic symptoms and stress-related illnesses. In light of this model, it is feasible that family values and traditions have a stronger impact than the effect of the doseresponse model among the Arab population [6,7] in terms of utilizing mental health services due to psychological distress and mental disorders. Several sociodemographic and psychological factors are associated with the use of mental health services [3,13].…”

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Factors Associated with Mental Health Utilization Among Minorities Following the Second Lebanon War in Israel

2011

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The purpose of the study was to examine the association between demographics, war-related factors, and psychosocial factors with mental health utilization among minorities in Israel. One thousand and sixty-eight participants filled a battery of self report questionnaires asking about demographics, psychosocial factors and war-related experience during the second Lebanon war, along with measurements of psychiatric symptoms. Logistic regression analyses revealed that injury of a relative during the war increased the probability to utilize mental health services (odds ratio, 3.854; 95% CI, 2.827-5.253). Our results support the importance of psychological first-aid to family members with relatives who were injured during war.

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Validation of a screening instrument for posttraumatic stress disorder in a community sample of Bedouin men serving in the Israeli Defense Forces

Cited by 36 publications

References 26 publications

Stressful events in autobiographical memory processing: Brazilian version of the centrality of event scale

Stressful events in autobiographical memory processing: Brazilian version of the centrality of event scale

Bedouin wives on the home front: Living with men serving in the Israel Defense Forces

Factors Associated with Mental Health Utilization Among Minorities Following the Second Lebanon War in Israel

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