J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2006 Nov;45(6):571-577.

A Study of Reliability and Validity on the Korean Version of Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents

• Ku JI
• Kim TH
• Eun HJ
• Choi MR
• Lee SM
• Cho SJ
• Song OS
• Kim HW

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This present study was conducted to explore the reliability and the validity of Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents Korean version (CAPS-CA).
METHODS
The Subjects were children and adolescents (8-13yrs) from different places: a certain elementary school, three orphanages, a general hospital, and two neuropsychiatric local clinics. Only subjects who experienced a catastrophic traumatic event were tested by CAPS-CA, CDI, RCMAS, and TSC.
RESULTS
The range of correlations between item-criterion were .67-.84. The coefficients of internal consistency were .87. and test-retest reliability was .90, were all the coefficients in the proper range. Inter-correlations of CAPS-CA, CDI, RCMAS, and TSC scale showed significant correlation. TSC showed the highest correlation coefficient. CAPS-CA can be a useful clinician- administered diagnostic instrument for children and adolescents PTSD symptoms.
CONCLUSION
The reliability and the validity of CAPS-CA were confirmed. CAPS-CA could be applied for diagnostic purposes of PTSD in children and adolescents.

Keyword

CAPS-CA; PTSD; Reliability; Validity

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Child*
Hospitals, General
Humans
Orphanages
Reproducibility of Results*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*