A PsychInfo literature search (7/05) of "Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale" or “PEDS” anywhere revealed that the measure has been referenced in 10 peer-reviewed journal articles. Two additional references were identified while conducting the review. A sampling of these articles is included below. 1. Drotar, D., Flannery, D., Day, E., Friedman, S., Creeden, R., Gartland, H., et al. (2003). Identifying and responding to the mental health service needs of children who have experienced violence: A community-based approach. Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 8(2), 187-203. 2. Feeny, N. C., Foa, E. B., Treadwell, K. R. H., & March, J. (2004). Posttraumatic stress disorder in youth: A critical review of the cognitive and behavioral treatment outcome literature. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 35(5), 466-476. 3. Ohan, J. L., Myers, K., & Collett, B. R. (2002). Ten-year review of rating scales. IV: Scales assessing trauma and its effects. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 41(12), 1401-1422. 4. Page, T. F., & Nooe, R. M. (1999). Relationships between psychosocial risks and stress in homeless children. Journal of Social Distress & the Homeless, 8(4), 255-267. 5. Saylor, C. F., Cowart, B. L., Lipovsky, J. A., Jackson, C., & Finch, A. J. J. (2003). Media exposure to September 11: Elementary school students' experiences and posttraumatic symptoms. American Behavioral Scientist, 46(12), 1622-1642. 6. Saylor, C. F., Swenson, C. C., Reynolds, S. S., & Taylor, M. (1999). The pediatric emotional distress scale: A brief screening measure for young children exposed to traumatic events. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 28(1), 70-81. 7. Stokes, S., Saylor, C. F., Swenson, C. C., & Daugherty, T. (1995). Comparison of children’s behaviors following three types of stressors. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 26, 113-123. 8. Strand, V. C., Sarmiento, T. L., & Pasquale, L. E. (2005). Assessment and screening tools for trauma in children and adolescents: A review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 6(1), 55- 78. 9. Swenson, C. C., Brown, E. J., & Sheidow, A. (2003). Medical, legal, and mental health service utilization by physically abused children and their caregivers. Child Maltreatment: Journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 8(2), 138-144. 10. Swenson, C. C., Saylor, C. F., Powell, M. P., Stokes, S. J., Foster, K. Y., & Belter, R. W. (1996). Impact of a natural disaster on preschool children: Adjustment 14 months after a hurricane. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 66(1), 122-130.