The HTQ-5: revision of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for measuring torture, trauma and DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in refugee populations.
Eur J Public Health
; 29(3): 468-474, 2019 06 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) was developed 25 years ago as a cross-cultural screening instrument to document trauma exposure, head trauma and trauma-related symptoms in refugees. This article aims to (i) outline the process of revision of Part IV of the HTQ to (a) include the new DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD, and (b) separate out and more fully develop the refugee-specific functioning items; and (ii) promote a consistent approach to the validation of the HTQ-5 when adapted for use in other cultures and language groups.METHODS:
Our process involved item mapping; expert consultations; generating items according to the new DSM-5 criteria; and drafting, refinement and finalization of the revised measure focusing closely on issues of meaning, future translation into multiple languages and comprehension amongst groups with low literacy and little or no exposure to Western trauma concepts. Validity and reliability testing of the new HTQ-5 is underway.RESULTS:
The HTQ symptom checklist was modified consistent with current DSM-5 diagnostic criteria to identify those refugees at risk for mental health and other symptoms associated with traumatic life events, disability and dysfunction.CONCLUSIONS:
Accurate screening of post-traumatic distress and dysfunction enables those working with refugees to triage them more effectively to scarce health and mental health resources. When developing screening measures to inform public health policy and practice, it is vital that these measures can bridge the gap between western (etic) nosologies and indigenous (emic) understandings of traumatic stress.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Refugiados
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Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos
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Tortura
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Índices de Gravidade do Trauma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Public Health
Assunto da revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos