PC-PTSD-5 Form

Description:

• The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) is a 5-item screen designed to identify individuals with probable PTSD. Those screening positive require further assessment, preferably with a structured interview.

Scoring:

• The measure begins with an item designed to assess whether the respondent has had any exposure to traumaticevents. If a respondent denies exposure, the PC-PTSD-5 is complete with a score of 0.

• If a respondent indicates a trauma history – experiencing a traumatic event over the course of his or her life – the respondent is instructed to answer five additional yes/no questions (see below) about how that trauma has affected him or her over the past month.

• Preliminary results from validation studies suggest that the PC-PTSD-5 should be considered “positive” (i.e., the patient has probable PTSD) if the total score for the five questions about how a traumatic event has affected him or her over the past month is three or more.