A self-report measure to screen for trauma history and its application to women in inpatient treatment for trauma-related disorders

The authors developed the Trauma History Screen to screen for potentially t raumatic events in women admitted for specialized treatment of trauma-relat ed disorders. The questionnaire contains 14 items assessing commonly occurr ing traumas, and respondents indicate the frequency with which they have ex perienced the traumas as well as the age at which the trauma occurred. Six items pertaining to interpersonal trauma form an internally consistent subs cale. The authors present normative data for a sample of 102 traumatized pa tients as well as correlations with scores from the Childhood Trauma Questi onnaire, the Impact of Event Scale, and the Dissociative Experiences Scale. The findings provide some indication of convergent validity for the Trauma History Screen, and the authors recommend using the questionnaire to alert clinicians to trauma that should be explored more fully in the context of a clinical relationship.