Dokkedah, SarahOboke, HenryOvuga, EmilioElklit, Ask2022-03-112022-03-112015Dokkedahl S, Oboke H, Ovuga E, Elklit A (2015) ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaires for PTSD and Complex PTSD: Validation among Civilians and Former Abducted Children in Northern Uganda. J Psychiatry 18: 335 doi:10.4172/2378-5756.100033510.4172/2378-5756.1000335https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2700ICD-11 is expected to introduce a new diagnosis of C-PTSD, along with a revision of the current PTSD diagnosis. Are the suggested diagnostic tools for PTSD and C-PTSD valid in a developing country? Method: The tools have been tested on former abducted and regular civilians in northern Uganda (n=314), who have been influenced by the civil war that lasted for more than two decades. Results: The prevalence of either PTSD or C-PTSD was 36.6% and PTSD and C-PTSD was further found to correlate with symptoms of depression, anxiety and somatic complaints. Conclusion: Based on its findings the study concludes that the ICD-11 tools for PTSD and C-PTSD both appear to be valid as suggested by both discriminant and convergent validation of the tools. However, future research can benefit from studying cultural aspects of these diagnoses.enPTSDC-PTSDWarAbductionChildrenICD-11Article