The Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC): reliability and association with abuse exposure in a multi-site study
Child Abuse & NeglectPublished 1 August 2001
John Briere, Kerri Johnson, Angela Bissada, Linda Damon, Julie L. Crouch, Eliana Gil
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The TSCYC appears to have reasonable psychometric characteristics, and correlates as expected with various types of trauma exposure, and its use as a clinical measure is supported.
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The TSCYC appears to have reasonable psychometric characteristics, and correlates as expected with various types of trauma exposure. Subject to continued validation and the development of general population norms, its use as a clinical measure is supported.
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