Studies that Informed Our Recommendations
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Bovin, M. J., Marx, B. P., Weathers, F. W., Gallagher, M. W., Rodriguez, P., Schnurr, P. P., & Keane, T. M. (2016).
Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (PCL-
5) in Veterans. Psychological Assessment, 28, 1379-1391. doi:10.1037/pas0000254
Clapp, J. D., Kemp, J. J., Cox, K. S., & Tuerk, P. W. (2016). Patterns of change in response to prolonged exposure:
Implications for treatment outcome. Depression and Anxiety, 33, 807-815. doi: 10.1002/da.22534
Cohen, J., Kanuri, N., Kieschnick, D., Blasey, C., Taylor, C. B., Kuhn, E., Lavoie, C., Ryu, D., Gibbs, E., Ruzek, J., &
Newman, M. (2014). Preliminary evaluation of the psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. Paper
presented at the 48th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
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Valenstein, M., Adler, D. A., Berlant, J., Dixon, L. B., Dulit, R. A., Goldman, B., Hackman, A., Oslin, D. W., & Sonis, W. A.
(2009). Implementing standardized assessments in clinical care: Now’s the time. Psychiatric Services, 60, 1372-1375.
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Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Keane, T. M., Palmieri, P. A., Marx, B. P., & Schnurr, P. P. (2013). The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5
(PCL-5) – Standard [Measurement instrument]. Available from www.ptsd.va.gov
Wortmann, J. H., Jordan, A. H., Weathers, F. W., Resick, P. A., Dondanville, K. A., Hall-Clark, B., Foa, E. B., Young-
McCaughan, S., Yarvis, J. S., Hembree, E. A., Mintz, J., Peterson, A., & Litz, B. T. (2016). Psychometric analysis of the
PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5) among treatment-seeking military service members. Psychological Assessment, 28, 1392-1403.
doi:10.1037/pas0000260
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