PTSD Checklist for DSM-IV (Civilian / Military / Specific).

PCL-C / PCL-M / PCL-S

What it measures

Severity of the 17 DSM-IV PTSD symptoms; PCL-C (general stressful experiences), PCL-M (military), PCL-S (a specific identified event)

Length and format

17 items. 5-point (1-5, not at all to extremely), summed 17-85; common cut-offs ~30-50 by setting (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages worldwide (large pre-DSM-5 translation base incl. ES, FR, ZH, AR, FA, PT and others)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Herman, D. S., Huska, J. A., & Keane, T. M. (1993). The PTSD Checklist (PCL): reliability, validity, and diagnostic utility. Annual Meeting of the ISTSS, San Antonio, TX.