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Psychiatric Quarterly
Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly 2/2007

01-06-2007 | Original Paper

Psychometric Properties of Darryl, a Cartoon Based Measure to Assess Community Violence-Related PTSD in Children

Authors: Pamela A. Geller, Ph.D., Richard Neugebauer, Ph.D., A. Kyle Possemato, M.S., Patricia Walter, M.S.W., E. Steven Dummit III, M.D., Raul R. Silva, M.D.

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 2/2007

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Abstract

Objective

To examine the reliability and validity of Darryl, a cartoon-based measure of PTSD symptoms and a screening tool for identifying children and adolescents with a PTSD diagnosis.

Method

Exposure to community violence, PTSD symptoms and diagnostic status were assessed in a sample of 49 children and adolescents at an urban outpatient psychiatry clinic.

Results

Darryl has good internal consistency for the full scale and adequate reliability for each DSM-IV PTSD symptom cluster. Darryl correlates significantly (r = 0.64, P < 0.001) with the most frequently used measure for assessing PTSD in children (CPTSD-RI). As a screening tool, Darryl has excellent sensitivity and specificity in relationship to the KID-SCID.

Conclusions

In comparison to other child PTSD measures, Darryl has comparable or better psychometric properties and assesses PTSD symptoms in a more developmentally appropriate manner, especially in the domain of community violence. The value of Darryl as a screening tool remains preliminary given the limited number of diagnosed cases of PTSD in the study sample. Full scale efforts at replication are warranted.
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Metadata
Title
Psychometric Properties of Darryl, a Cartoon Based Measure to Assess Community Violence-Related PTSD in Children
Authors
Pamela A. Geller, Ph.D.
Richard Neugebauer, Ph.D.
A. Kyle Possemato, M.S.
Patricia Walter, M.S.W.
E. Steven Dummit III, M.D.
Raul R. Silva, M.D.
Publication date
01-06-2007
Published in
Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-006-9035-6

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