Assessing post-traumatic responses among South African adolescents : a comparison of different methods

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dc.contributor.advisorKaminer, Debbieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSuliman, Sharainen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-08T09:54:11Z
dc.date.available2014-09-08T09:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 87-101.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe present study compares the use of standardised diagnostic clinical interviews, self-report scales, and unstructured interviews, to determine if these different methods of assessment elicit the same or similar information with regards to trauma exposure, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression in adolescents. A sample of Grade ll learners was drawn from two schools in the Northern Suburbs of Cape T own. The total sample comprised of 58 learners between the ages of 16 and 18 years. Each participant was administered a demographic questionnaire, a clinical diagnostic interview, two self-report scales, and an unstructured interview. The diagnostic interview used was the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children - Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL), and the self- report scales used were the Child and Adolescent Trauma Survey (CATS) and the Children's Depression Inventory (CD1). The demographic questionnaire and qualitative interview were devised for the study. The McNemar Chi-Square statistic was used to determine differences between the interview and self-report methods of assessment, and a content analysis of the qualitative interview was conducted. Additionally, a Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis was used to establish a CATS score, indicating a high risk of PTSD, that was more sensitive to the sample. The results indicate that even though clinical interviews and self-report scales appear to produce different information, if appropriate cut-off points are used, self-report scales can be used as a screening device to reduce the number of clinical interviews required, thus contributing to a more efficient use of resources. They also indicate that unstructured qualitative interviews can elicit useful information about post- traumatic responses that is not captured by the DSM IV criteria.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSuliman, S. (2002). <i>Assessing post-traumatic responses among South African adolescents : a comparison of different methods</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6958en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSuliman, Sharain. <i>"Assessing post-traumatic responses among South African adolescents : a comparison of different methods."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6958en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSuliman, S. 2002. Assessing post-traumatic responses among South African adolescents : a comparison of different methods. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Suliman, Sharain AB - The present study compares the use of standardised diagnostic clinical interviews, self-report scales, and unstructured interviews, to determine if these different methods of assessment elicit the same or similar information with regards to trauma exposure, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression in adolescents. A sample of Grade ll learners was drawn from two schools in the Northern Suburbs of Cape T own. The total sample comprised of 58 learners between the ages of 16 and 18 years. Each participant was administered a demographic questionnaire, a clinical diagnostic interview, two self-report scales, and an unstructured interview. The diagnostic interview used was the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children - Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL), and the self- report scales used were the Child and Adolescent Trauma Survey (CATS) and the Children's Depression Inventory (CD1). The demographic questionnaire and qualitative interview were devised for the study. The McNemar Chi-Square statistic was used to determine differences between the interview and self-report methods of assessment, and a content analysis of the qualitative interview was conducted. Additionally, a Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis was used to establish a CATS score, indicating a high risk of PTSD, that was more sensitive to the sample. The results indicate that even though clinical interviews and self-report scales appear to produce different information, if appropriate cut-off points are used, self-report scales can be used as a screening device to reduce the number of clinical interviews required, thus contributing to a more efficient use of resources. They also indicate that unstructured qualitative interviews can elicit useful information about post- traumatic responses that is not captured by the DSM IV criteria. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - Assessing post-traumatic responses among South African adolescents : a comparison of different methods TI - Assessing post-traumatic responses among South African adolescents : a comparison of different methods UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6958 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSuliman S. Assessing post-traumatic responses among South African adolescents : a comparison of different methods. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6958en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychological Researchen_ZA
dc.titleAssessing post-traumatic responses among South African adolescents : a comparison of different methodsen_ZA
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