Is there any Scale (questionnaire) for Diagnosis of PTSD?
Is there any scale for severity assessment of PTSD?
Is the diagnostic / severity assessment scales different in adult and pediatric age group?
The MMPI -in its latest version- presents two Sub Scales (perhaps the best currently available on Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome) that evaluate it; there are also the "ad hoc" Criteria of the DSM-5 and, also, there are Military Inventories in this regard ... but they are not in the market although they present a high Pearson correlation with the aforementioned of the MMPI
But as we know,
PCL for DSM-IV has three versions, PCL-M (military), PCL-C (civilian), and PCL-S (specific), which vary slightly in the instructions and wording of the phrase referring to the index event. PCL-5 is most similar to the PCL-S (specific) version. There are no corresponding PCL-M or PCL-C versions of PCL-5.
Here starts the confusion.
But, I am talking about the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2R, which are their latest versions (the much smaller "2R"), and the DSM-5 (DSM-V) because the DSM IV (and its revision, the DSM -IV- R) are already obsolete and discontinued by the APA itself, which is the Coordinator and responsible for all DSM
Hi,
You might want to consult the website of the US National Center for PTSD, which provides a good description of several self-report measures for PTSD as well as PTSD interviews:
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/overview/index.asp
Best,
Nexh
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