THE ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AMONG TRAUMATIZED REFUGEES: MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE OF THE HARVARD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST-25 ACROSS FIVE LINGUISTIC GROUPS

The assessment of psychopathology among traumatized refugees: measurement invariance of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 across five linguistic groups

Background: Questionnaires are widely used to assess the mental health status of refugees, whereas their construct validity largely remains unexplored.Objective: This study examined the construct validity of two widely-used instruments for the assessment of PTSD symptoms (Harvard Trauma Questionnaire [HTQ]; 16 items) and symptoms of anxiety and dep

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Cytogenetic analysis of Astylus antis (Perty, 1830) (Coleoptera, Melyridae): Karyotype, heterochromatin and location of ribosomal genes

Cytogenetic whole wheat phyllo dough analysis of Astylus antis using mitotic and meiotic cells was performed to characterize the haploid and diploid numbers, sex determination system, chromosome morphology, constitutive heterochromatin distribution pattern and chromosomes carrying nucleolus organizer regions (NORs).Analysis of spermatogonial metaph

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Burning mouth syndrome and menopause

Menopause is a physiological process typically occurring in the fifth decade of life.One of the most annoying oral symptoms in this age group is the burning mouth syndrome (BMS), which may be dea eyewear defined as an intraoral burning sensation occurring in the absence of identifiable oral lesion or laboratory findings.Pain in burning mouth syndro

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