%0 Journal Article
%T Validation of a French adaptation of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire among torture survivors from sub-Saharan African countries
%A Capucine de Fouchier
%A Alain Blanchet
%A William Hopkins
%A Eric Bui
%J European Journal of Psychotraumatology
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.19225
%X Background: To date no validated instrument in the French language exists to screen for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors of torture and organized violence. Objective: The aim of this study is to adapt and validate the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) to this population. Method: The adapted version was administered to 52 French-speaking torture survivors, originally from sub-Saharan African countries, receiving psychological treatment in specialized treatment centers. A structured clinical interview for DSM was also conducted in order to assess if they met criteria for PTSD. Results: Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the HTQ Part 4 was adequate (0.95). Criterion validity was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis that generated good classification accuracy for PTSD (0.83). At the original cut-off score of 2.5, the HTQ demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity (0.87 and 0.73, respectively). Conclusion: Results support the reliability and validity of the French version of the HTQ.
%K Refugees
%K ethnic/cultural minorities
%K torture
%K cross-cultural assessment
%K questionnaire
%U http://www.eurojnlofpsychotraumatol.net/index.php/ejpt/article/view/19225/pdf_1