Scales and Assessment
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scales and Assessment Tools
This page focuses on the validated scales and assessment tools most often used with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
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Common scales
- PCL-5: Most common self-report PTSD severity measure mapped to DSM-5 symptom clusters.
- CAPS-5: Gold-standard structured clinician interview for diagnostic confirmation and severity.
- PHQ-9: Often paired to track comorbid depressive burden.