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Based on an overview of the use of psychological screening tools in Danish treatment facilities for traumatized refugees and a survey among employees at Danish municipalities.
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Child Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale Interview format (CPSS-I), Hopkins Symptom CheckIist-37 (HSCL-37), Reaction of Adolescents to Traumatic Stress questionnaire (RATS), UCLA PTSD Index for DSM-IV (UCLA PTSD), Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children (PTSS-C), Impact of Event Scale (IES).
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Gadeberg, A.K., Norredam, M. Urgent need for validated trauma and mental health screening tools for refugee children and youth. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 25, 929–931 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-016-0837-2
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