S. Megan Berthold|Richard F. Mollica|Derrick Silove|Alvin Kuowei Tay|James Lavelle|Jutta Lindert
The HTQ-5: revision of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for measuring torture, trauma and DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in refugee populations
University of Hartford|University of Connecticut|Massachusetts General Hospital|Harvard University|UNSW Sydney|UNSW Sydney|Massachusetts General Hospital|Harvard University|Brandeis University
harvard trauma questionnaire htq developed 25 years ago crosscultural screening instrument document trauma exposure head trauma traumarelated symptoms refugees article aims outline process revision part iv htq include new dsm5 diagnostic criteria ptsd b separate fully develop refugeespecific functioning items ii promote consistent approach validation htq5 adapted use cultures language groupsour process involved item mapping expert consultations generating items according new dsm5 criteria drafting refinement finalization revised measure focusing closely issues meaning future translation multiple languages comprehension amongst groups low literacy little exposure western trauma concepts validity reliability testing new htq5 underwaythe htq symptom checklist modified consistent current dsm5 diagnostic criteria identify refugees risk mental health symptoms associated traumatic life events disability dysfunctionaccurate screening posttraumatic distress dysfunction enables working refugees triage effectively scarce health mental health resources developing screening measures inform public health policy practice vital measures bridge gap western etic nosologies indigenous emic understandings traumatic stress