Title
Avoidance Symptoms and Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Arab Immigrant Women
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Trauma Stress
Keywords
PTSD; REFUGEES; TRAUMA; ADULTS; Psychology, Clinical; Psychiatry
Abstract
This study investigates whether the avoidance symptom criterion required for a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disordes, Fourth Edition (DSMp-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is overly conservative. Arab immigrant women (N = 453), many of whom reported experiencing multiple traumatic events, compledted the posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale in Arabic as part of a face to face interview. Analyses indicated all but one avoidance symptom was reported less frequently than reexperienceing and arousal symptoms. However, those who fully met reexperiencing, avoidance, and arousal symptom criteria had worse symptom severity and functioning than those who fully met reexperiencing and arousal sympton criteria, but only partialy met avoidance symptom criterion. Study findings support importance of the PTSD avoidance symptom criterion.
Journal Title
Journal of Traumatic Stress
Volume
21
Issue/Number
5
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
471
Last Page
478
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0894-9867
Recommended Citation
"Avoidance Symptoms and Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Arab Immigrant Women" (2008). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 778.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/778
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