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Table 3 Overview of samples used

From: The Bosnian version of the international self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder, the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale, is reliable and valid in a variety of different adult samples affected by war

Sample

Region

Sampling procedure

N

A 1998

Sarajevo

randomised via maps of Sarajevo area

98

B 1998

Sarajevo

admission to psychological treatment

114

C 1998

Sarajevo

admission to medical treatment

99

D 1999

Sarajevo

randomly selected repatriates to B&H from lists held by local councils

103

E 1999

Sarajevo

randomly selected displaced or formerly displaced persons from lists held by local councils

97

F 1999

Banja Luka

randomly selected subjects who stayed in the Banja Luka throughout the war, selected via maps of area

100

G 1999

Banja Luka

randomly selected returned displaced persons, selected from lists of residents

100

H 1999

Prijedor

randomly selected from lists of residents in collective centres

100