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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on June 9, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2006 31(4):420-430; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj039
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Current Measures of PTSD for Children and Adolescents

Summer Sherburne Hawkins, MS1 and Jerilynn Radcliffe, PhD2

1 Institute of Child Health, University College London, and 2 The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jerilynn Radcliffe, PhD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4399. E-mail: radcliffe{at}email.chop.edu.

Received May 26, 2004; revision received September 1, 2004, February 9, 2005, and May 13, 2005; accepted May 17, 2005

Objective To review measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS) for children and adolescents. Methods We reviewed broad-based child mental health journals within the disciplines of pediatrics, child psychology, and trauma, from 1995 to 2004, to identify measures of PTSD and PSS for children and adolescents. The review includes a summary of the psychometric properties and associated features of the measures and the clinical domains and types of studies using each measure. Results Seven measures of PTSD and PSS were identified, including clinician-administered interviews and self-report questionnaires. Sixty-five articles containing the measures were categorized into eight trauma domains. We found there is little consensus over measures used within each trauma domain. Conclusions Few measures of PTSD and PSS have been designed specifically for young people. Further directions for measurement of PTSD in this age group are discussed to prevent under-diagnosis and under-treatment for youth.

Key words: adolescent; assessment; children; posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma.


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