Avoidance behaviour of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Initial development of a questionnaire, psychometric properties and treatment sensitivity

Agnes van Minnen; Muriel A Hagenaars

doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.01.002

Avoidance behaviour of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Initial development of a questionnaire, psychometric properties and treatment sensitivity

Agnes van Minnen, Muriel A Hagenaars

Experimental psychopathology

Leiden University

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In this study, the development of the Posttraumatic Avoidance Behaviour Questionnaire (PABQ) is described and validated in 437 participants; PTSD patients (N = 75), clinical controls (patients with panic disorder with agoraphobia; PDA) (N = 50), and non-clinical traumatized controls (N = 312). Item reduction and exploratory factor analyses yielded 25 items reflecting seven factors. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent and discriminative validity of the PABQ proved adequate. In a second study, the PABQ showed to be sensitive to change due to exposure treatment outcome (N = 26).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	191-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Volume	41
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.01.002
Publication status	Published - Sept 2010

Keywords

Adult
Avoidance Learning
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Implosive Therapy
Life Change Events
Male
Panic Disorder
Psychometrics
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome

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Avoidance behaviour of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Initial development of a questionnaire, psychometric properties and treatment sensitivity. / van Minnen, Agnes; Hagenaars, Muriel A.
In: Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Vol. 41, No. 3, 09.2010, p. 191-8.

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