TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening for PTSD among Incarcerated Men
T2 - A Comparative Analysis of Computer-Administered and Orally Administered Modalities
AU - Wolff, Nancy
AU - Mchugo, Gregory
AU - Shi, Jing
AU - Huening, Jessica
AU - Frueh, B. Christopher
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/2/22
Y1 - 2015/2/22
N2 - Trauma exposure is overrepresented in incarcerated male populations and is linked to psychiatric morbidity, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study tests the feasibility, reliability, and validity of using computer-administered interviewing (CAI) versus orally administered interviewing (OAI) to screen for PTSD among incarcerated men. A 2 × 2 factorial design was used to randomly assign 592 incarcerated men to screening modality. Findings indicate that computer screening was feasible. Compared with OAI, CAI produced equally reliable screening information on PTSD symptoms, with test–retest intraclass correlations for the PTSD Checklist (PCL) total score ranging from.774 to.817, and the Clinician-Administered PTSD scale and PCL scores were significantly correlated for OAI and CAI. These findings indicate that data on PTSD symptoms can be reliably and validly obtained from CAI technology, increasing the efficiency by which incarcerated populations can be screened for PTSD, and those at risk can be identified for treatment.
AB - Trauma exposure is overrepresented in incarcerated male populations and is linked to psychiatric morbidity, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study tests the feasibility, reliability, and validity of using computer-administered interviewing (CAI) versus orally administered interviewing (OAI) to screen for PTSD among incarcerated men. A 2 × 2 factorial design was used to randomly assign 592 incarcerated men to screening modality. Findings indicate that computer screening was feasible. Compared with OAI, CAI produced equally reliable screening information on PTSD symptoms, with test–retest intraclass correlations for the PTSD Checklist (PCL) total score ranging from.774 to.817, and the Clinician-Administered PTSD scale and PCL scores were significantly correlated for OAI and CAI. These findings indicate that data on PTSD symptoms can be reliably and validly obtained from CAI technology, increasing the efficiency by which incarcerated populations can be screened for PTSD, and those at risk can be identified for treatment.
KW - criminal justice, PTSD Checklist (PCL)
KW - male prisoners
KW - posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
KW - trauma
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U2 - 10.1177/0093854814551601
DO - 10.1177/0093854814551601
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84921409439
SN - 0093-8548
VL - 42
SP - 219
EP - 236
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
IS - 2
ER -