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## ABSTRACT **Background:** The 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) simplified the description of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and also introduced a new trauma-related diagnosis called complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). CPTSD is linked to earlier, prolonged interpersonal trauma, and is characterized by a broader range of symptoms, in addition to the core PTSD symptoms. The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) has been developed to assess the new diagnostic criteria. **Objectives:** The primary aim of our study was to test the factor structure of the ITQ in a clinical and a non-clinical Hungarian sample. We also examined whether the degree of traumatization or the type of trauma experienced was associated with meeting the criteria for PTSD or CPTSD, or with the severity of PTSD or disturbances in self-organization (DSO) symptoms, in both samples. **Method:** A trauma-exposed heterogeneous clinical sample (__N__ = 176) and a non-clinical sample (__N__ = 229) filled out the ITQ and a modified version of the Life Events Checklist (LEC-5). The factor structure of the ITQ was tested by examining the model fit of seven competing

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Author

Anna Rácz; Zsolt Horváth; Gabriella Vizin; Eszter Berán; Zsolt Szabolcs Unoka

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)