PTSD: National Center for PTSD

Assessment

The assessment section has information and measures to help providers and researchers with the assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For all measures see the List of All Measures. For each measure, a brief description, sample items, versions, references, and information on obtaining the measure are provided.

• Assessment Overview
  General information about assessment of trauma exposure and PTSD as well as about the most common measures used.
• Adult Interviews
  Information on adult PTSD interviews, including the recommended Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5).
• Adult Self-Report
  Information on adult self-report measures for PTSD, including the recommended PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).
• Child Measures
  Child and adolescent trauma and PTSD measures are listed here.
• Deployment Measures
  The Deployment Risk and Resiliency Inventory-2 (DRRI-2) is a suite of scales assessing 17 key deployment-related risk and resilience factors with demonstrated implications for Veterans' long-term health.
• Exposure Measures
  Information on tools that measure the type and severity of a traumatic experience, including the recommended Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5).
• Other Outcomes
  Information on measures for outcomes that are related to PTSD and trauma exposure, such as functioning, well-being, and stigma.
• PTSD Screens
  Information on brief questionnaires that identify people who are more likely to have PTSD, including the recommended Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5).
• List of All Measures
  A full list of trauma and PTSD measures authored by the National Center for PTSD and other organizations.
• National Center for PTSD Translations
  The National Center staff have edited and confirmed the translation of multiple recommended measures into Spanish.