application of the ptsd symptoms scale (pss) for iranian ptsd patients

background: this study investigated the applicability of the post-traumatic stress disorder symptom scale (pss) in a group of adolescents who had been directly involved in a disaster in tehran. method: participants were 20 adolescents who had survived a boat sinking in tehran's city park in 2002. the assessment measures used were the post-traumatic stress disorder symptom scale (pss) and clinical interview based on dsm-iv results: seventeen participants (85%) were diagnosed with ptsd using pss and seventeen (90%) were diagnosed with ptsd by psychiatric interview. conclusion: the pss appears to be an effective and efficient method of screening for ptsd.