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01-07-2015 | Original Paper

Examining the Latent Structure of Acute Stress Disorder Symptoms in Filipino-Victims of a Flashflood Disaster

Authors: Imelu G. Mordeno, Miriam P. Cue

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 5/2015

Abstract

Although Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) was introduced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition for a number of years already, only few studies have examined ASD in its latent level. Utilizing 998 respondents who experienced a deadly flashflood, the results revealed that of the 7 models, Dysphoric arousal model fitted best whereas the new DSM-5 single factor model received the lowest fit. The findings of the study are pertinent in the current changes of ASD in DSM-5 and would elucidate further ASD’s latent structure that best represent Asian sample, particularly Filipinos.

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Title: Examining the Latent Structure of Acute Stress Disorder Symptoms in Filipino-Victims of a Flashflood Disaster
Authors: Imelu G. Mordeno
Miriam P. Cue
Publication date: 01-07-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9826-z

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