Hello,

does anyone know whether specific cut-off scores for the German CTQ have been defined? As far as I am informed in Bernstein & Fink (1998) cutoff scores for "none to low", "low to moderate", "moderate to severe", and "severe to extreme" exposure are provided for each scale of the Englisch version (Van de Eede et al. 2012).

I have already checked these publications, but no cutoff scores were included for the German CTQ

Klinitzke, G., Romppel, M., Häuser, W., Brähler, E., & Glaesmer, H. (2012). Die deutsche Version des Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) - psychometrische Eigenschaften in einer bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Stichprobe. Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie, 62(2), 47-51. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1295495

Wingenfeld, K., Spitzer, C., Mensebach, C., Grabe, H. J., Hill, A., Gast, U., & ... Driessen, M. (2010). Die deutsche Version des Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): Erste Befunde zu den psychometrischen Kennwerten. Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie, 60(11), 442-450. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1247564

Bader K, Hänny C, Schäfer V, Neuckel A, Kuhl C. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - Psychometrische Eigenschaften einer deutschsprachigen Version. Zeitschrift Für Klinische Psychologie Und Psychotherapie [serial online]. 2009;38(4):223-230. Available from: PSYNDEX: Literature and Audiovisual Media with PSYNDEX Tests, Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 25, 2015.

Thank you very much for your help!

Bernstein D, Fink L. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire: A Retrospective Self-

Report Questionnaire and Manual. San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corp; 1998.

Van Den Eede, F., Haccuria, T., De Venter, M., & Moorkens, G. (2012). Childhood sexual abuse and chronic fatigue syndrome. The British Journal Of Psychiatry, 200(2), 164-165. doi:10.1192/bjp.200.2.164a