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PC-PTSD-5 PTSD Screening

Screen for symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress during the previous month. The questionnaire is scored entirely inside your browser.

This questionnaire is a screening tool.

It identifies individuals who may benefit from further PTSD assessment. A positive screen does not independently establish a diagnosis.

01 Trauma exposure

Sometimes things happen to people that are unusually or especially frightening, horrible or traumatic. Examples include:

A serious accident or fire
Physical or sexual assault or abuse
An earthquake or flood
War or combat exposure
Seeing someone killed or seriously injured
A loved one dying through homicide or suicide

Have you ever experienced this kind of event?

Yes No

In the past month

Have you experienced any of the following? Select Yes or No for every question.

01 Had nightmares about the event or thought about the event when you did not want to?

Yes No

02 Tried hard not to think about the event or avoided situations that reminded you of the event?

Yes No

03 Been constantly on guard, watchful or easily startled?

Yes No

04 Felt numb or detached from people, activities or your surroundings?

Yes No

05 Felt guilty or unable to stop blaming yourself or others for the event or problems the event may have caused?

Yes No

Please complete the required questions before calculating.

0 out of 5

Result

The score represents the number of endorsed symptoms during the previous month.

Screening result

Clinical reference: Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 — National Center for PTSD .