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

J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2010 Sep;41(3):191-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.01.002. Epub 2010 Jan 22.

Authors

Agnes van Minnen¹, Muriel A Hagenaars

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Overwaal Center for Anxiety Disorders, Pastoor van Laakstraat 48, 6663 CB Lent, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 20188348
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.01.002

Abstract

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).

Publication types

Controlled Clinical Trial
Validation Study

MeSH terms

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