Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Assessment

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General Instructions

The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure that assesses the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD. The PCL-5 has a variety of purposes, including:

Monitoring symptom change during and after treatment
Screening individuals for PTSD
Making a provisional PTSD diagnosis

Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21)

The gold standard for diagnosing PTSD is a structured clinical interview such as the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5). When necessary, the PCL-5 can be scored to provide a provisional PTSD diagnosis.

Below is a list of problems that people sometimes have in response to a very stressful experience. Please read each problem carefully and then circle one of the options to indicate how much you have been bothered by that problem in the past month.

1. Repeated, disturbing, and unwanted memories of the stressful experience?(Required)

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2. Repeated, disturbing dreams of the stressful experience?(Required)

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3. Suddenly feeling or acting as if the stressful experience were actually happening again (as if you were actually back there reliving it)?(Required)

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4. Feeling very upset when something reminded you of the stressful experience?(Required)

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5. Having strong physical reactions when something reminded you of the stressful experience (for example, heart pounding, trouble breathing, sweating)?(Required)

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6. Avoiding memories, thoughts, or feelings related to the stressful experience?(Required)

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7. Avoiding external reminders of the stressful experience (for example, people, places, conversations, activities, objects, or situations)?(Required)

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8. Trouble remembering important parts of the stressful experience?(Required)

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9. Having strong negative beliefs about yourself, other people, or the world (for example, having thoughts such as: I am bad, there is something seriously wrong with me, no one can be trusted, the world is completely dangerous)?(Required)

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10. Blaming yourself or someone else for the stressful experience or what happened after it?(Required)

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11. Having strong negative feelings such as fear, horror, anger, guilt, or shame?(Required)

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12. Loss of interest in activities that you used to enjoy?(Required)

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13. Feeling distant or cut off from other people?(Required)

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14. Trouble experiencing positive feelings (for example, being unable to feel happiness or have loving feelings for people close to you)?(Required)

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15. Irritable behavior, angry outbursts, or acting aggressively?(Required)

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16. Taking too many risks or doing things that could cause you harm?(Required)

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17. Being “superalert” or watchful or on guard?(Required)

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18. Feeling jumpy or easily startled?(Required)

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19. Having difficulty concentrating?(Required)

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20. Trouble falling or staying asleep?(Required)

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Demographic Information

Please take a moment to answer the following optional questions. Your answers are totally anonymous—we won't be able to identify you based on this information. Your answers help us provide better information and support for people like you.

You can answer as many or as few questions as you would like. When you are done, scroll to the bottom of the survey and click "View Results" to receive your screening results.

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Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Keane, T. M.,
Palmieri, P. A., Marx, B. P., & Schnurr, P. P. (2013).

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