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Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública

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Abstract

MARCELINO, Dália  and  GONCALVES, Sónia P.. Posttraumatic stress disorder: psychometric characteristics of the Portuguese version of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version (PCL-C). Rev. Port. Sau. Pub. [online]. 2012, vol.30, n.1, pp.71-75. ISSN 0870-9025.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsp.2012.03.003.

Introduction: In order to explore the psychometric characteristics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version (PCL-C) a study was conducted with professional help and safety. Material and methods: This study had the participation of 1215 firefighters and police who responded the PCL-C on paper. Results: The results show the same factor structure as well as good psychometric characteristics in terms of diagnosis clusters and severity indicator. Conclusions: The Portuguese version of PCL-C reveals good psychometric qualities that seem to be appropriate for use in future research.

Keywords : Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); PCL-C; Firefighters; Policies.

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