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The factor structures and correlates of PTSD in post-conflict Timor-Leste: an analysis of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire.

Alvin Kuowei TayMohammed MohsinSusan ReesZachary SteelNatalino TamZelia SoaresJessica BakerDerrick Silove
Published in: BMC psychiatry (2017)
Although symptom prevalence estimates varied widely based on different classifications, our study found a general agreement in PTSD assignments across contemporary diagnostic systems in a large conflict-affected population in Timor-Leste. Further studies are needed, however, to establish the construct and concurrent validity of PTSD in other cultures.
Keyphrases
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