Roberts, Neil P., Hyland, Philip, Fox, Robert, Roberts, Alice, Lewis, Catrin, Cloitre, Marylene, Brewin, Chris R., Karatzias, Thanos, Shevlin, Mark, Gelezelyte, Odeta, Bondjers, Kristina, Fresno, Andrés, Souch, Alistair and Bisson, Jonathan I. (2025) The International Trauma Interview (ITI): development of a semi-structured diagnostic interview and evaluation in a UK sample. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16 (1). ISSN 2000-8066
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Abstract
Background: The International Trauma Interview (ITI) is a structured clinician-administered
measure developed to assess posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD
(CPTSD) as defined in the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-
11). This study aimed to investigate a psychometric evaluation of the ITI and to finalise the
English language version.
Method: The latent structure, internal consistency, interrater agreement, and convergent and
discriminant validity were evaluated with data from a convenience sample, drawn from an
existing research cohort, of 131 trauma exposed participants from the United Kingdom
reporting past diagnosis for PTSD or who had screened positively for traumatic stress
symptoms. A range of self-report measures evaluating depression, panic, insomnia,
dissociation, emotion dysregulation, negative cognitions about self, interpersonal
functioning and general wellbeing were completed.
Results: Confirmatory factor analysis supported an adjusted second-order two-factor model of
PTSD and disturbances in self-organisation (DSO) symptoms, allowing affect dysregulation to
also load onto the PTSD factor, over alternative models. The ITI scores showed acceptable
internal consistency, and interrater reliability was strong. Findings for convergent and
discriminant validity were mostly as predicted for PTSD and DSO domains. Correlations with
the ITQ were good but coefficients for the level of agreement of PTSD diagnosis and CPTSD
diagnosis between the ITI and the ITQ were weaker, and item level agreement was variable.
Conclusion: Results provide support for the reliability and validity of the ITI as a measure of
ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD. Final revisions of the ITI are described.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | International Trauma Interview; PTSD; complex PTSD; confirmatory factor analysis; International Trauma Questionnaire; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 21415 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1080/20008066.2025.2494361 |
| Depositing User: | Philip Hyland |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2026 11:36 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Open |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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