TRAUMA & ADVERSITY

PCL-5: PTSD

Post-traumatic stress symptoms against the DSM-5 criteria.

● about 4 min ● scored on your device ● validated screener

PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. 20 items across the four DSM-5 PTSD clusters. Public domain (US VA). Best taken with a specific index event in mind.

License: public domain. A screener points at what is worth a closer look; a clinician makes a diagnosis.

Take the PCL-5

Part of Spectra: free, private psychological self-tests, grouped by the mechanism underneath rather than by diagnostic label. Not sure where to start? Take the broad screen.