Licensed clinical psychologist | PhD candidate | Anxiety disorders | PTSD | CBT | PE | MCT
Norwegian center for violence and traumatic stress studies • University of Oslo
Espen R Lassen
📜New research alert📜
We examined the psychometric properties of the Norwegian PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) in a nationwide sample of patients receiving evidence-based PTSD treatment in public outpatient clinics.
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 Key findings: ✔️ Sensitive to clinical change ✔️ Strong construct validity
✔️ Reliable in a heterogenous sample
✔️ Evidence for 6- and 7-factor models of PTSD
📌 Takeaway: The PCL-5 is a solid tool for measuring PTSD symptoms in real-world clinical settings.