
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.
PC-PTSD-5
Sometimes things happen to people that are unusually or especially frightening, horrible, or traumatic. For example:
- a serious accident or fire
- a physical or sexual assault or abuse
- an earthquake or flood
- a war
- seeing someone be killed or seriously injured
- having a loved one die through homicide or suicide.
Have you ever experienced this kind of event?
YES | NO
- If no, screen total = 0. Please stop here.
- If yes, please answer the questions below.
In the past month, have you…
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