Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5.
CPSS-5
child/adolescent PTSD symptom severity mapped to DSM-5 clusters, plus functional-impairment items
- Length and format
- 20 symptom items + 7 impairment items (CPSS-5-SR). 5-point past-month frequency/severity (0-4); summed 0-80 plus impairment; interview and self-report forms (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- several incl. ES, DE, ZH, AR, NO; used internationally in child-trauma research
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Foa, E. B., Asnaani, A., Zang, Y., Capaldi, S., & Yeh, R. (2018). Psychometrics of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 (CPSS-5). Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 47(1), 38-46.
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