Journal article
Assessing "Credible Fear": A Psychometric Examination of the Trauma Symptom Inventory-2 in the Context of Immigration Court Evaluations
Psychological assessment, v 29(6), pp 701-709
01 Jun 2017
PMID: 28594213
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Abstract
Recent immigration trends indicate that the United States is home to a remarkably diverse and rapidly growing population of displaced persons. Many of these individuals have survived exceptional trauma and are thus particularly vulnerable to trauma-related behavioral health disorders. Mental health professionals are commonly asked to assess immigrants within this population in the service of immigration court decision making. These assessments present a variety of challenges for clinicians, including the assessment and documentation of trauma-related symptoms across cultural bounds. The Trauma Symptom Inventory-2 (TSI-2) may be uniquely suited to the demands of immigration court assessments, but it has not been previously examined in a culturally diverse sample. The current study provided an examination of the TSI-2 within a sample of immigrants with histories of trauma. De-identified TSI-2 data were drawn from several clinicians' existing immigration assessment files. Reliability and standardization sample comparison results indicated that the TSI-2 exhibits sufficient internal consistency within this population, and that immigrants with histories of trauma generally respond similarly to individuals in trauma-specific clinical samples (with several notable exceptions). Specific clinical implications are discussed.
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- Title
- Assessing "Credible Fear": A Psychometric Examination of the Trauma Symptom Inventory-2 in the Context of Immigration Court Evaluations
- Creators
- Sarah Filone - Drexel UniversityDavid DeMatteo - Department of Psychology, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Drexel University.
- Publication Details
- Psychological assessment, v 29(6), pp 701-709
- Publisher
- Amer Psychological Assoc
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000403502900010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85020447485
- Other Identifier
- 991019168535804721
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