15 November 2022
Screening scale for the detection of post-traumatic stress disorders in primary care according to DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5)
- DisclamerThis questionnaire (scale) is a screening tool only and is not intended for self-diagnosis or self-treatment. Only a doctor can correctly interpret the test results and make a diagnosis.
The PC-PTSD-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Inventory for Primary Care is a tool designed to identify individuals with possible posttraumatic stress disorder.
Sometimes people experience unusual or particularly frightening, traumatizing events.
For example:
- war;
- serious accident or fire;
- physical or sexual assault or violence;
- earthquake or flood;
- seeing someone killed or seriously injured;
- death of a loved one due to murder or suicide.
If you have ever experienced such events, please answer the following questions:
- Over the past month:
- Have you had nightmares about the traumatic event(s) or thought about the event(s) when you didn't want to?
- Yes
- No
- Have you tried not to think about the traumatic event(s) or tried to avoid situations that would remind you of the event(s)?
- Yes
- No
- Were you constantly on the alert, watching your surroundings closely, or did you involuntarily jump up on reflex ("startle response")?
- Yes
- No
- Have you ever felt "numb" or detached from people, activities, or the environment?
- Yes
- No
- Did you feel guilty or unable to stop blaming yourself or others for the event(s) that occurred or for the problems that the event(s) may have caused?
- Yes
- No
Your result: 0The results may indicate the absence of post-traumatic stress disorder.
DisclamerThe test results are not a diagnosis. For a diagnosis, please consult your doctor and show him/her the test results. - Have you had nightmares about the traumatic event(s) or thought about the event(s) when you didn't want to?