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Validation of a Mental Health Assessment in an African Conflict Population
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Ertl, Verena; Pfeiffer, Anett; Saile, Regina; Schauer, Elisabeth; Elbert, Thomas; Neuner, Frank – Psychological Assessment, 2010
We studied the validity of the assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression within the context of an epidemiological mental health survey among war-affected adolescents and young adults in northern Uganda. Local language versions of the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) and the Depression section of the Hopkins Symptom…
Descriptors: African Languages, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health, Construct Validity