PCL-5 PTSD Symptom Severity Checklist

Calculate PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) scores across four symptom clusters: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition/mood, and hyperarousal. Provisional PTSD diagnosis threshold is 33

Each component has a specific meaning:

• Four symptom clusters: intrusion — The four symptom clusters: intrusion recorded for the scenario being assessed.
• Avoidance — The avoidance recorded for the scenario being assessed.
• Negative alterations in cognition/mood — The negative alterations in cognition/mood recorded for the scenario being assessed.
• Hyperarousal — The hyperarousal recorded for the scenario being assessed.

Note: Interpret the pcl-5 score result against the thresholds and context described above.

Enter the four symptom clusters: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition/mood, hyperarousal for the scenario you are assessing. Calculate PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) scores across four symptom clusters: intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition/mood, and hyperarousal. Provisional PTSD diagnosis threshold is 33. Use the pcl-5 score result to inform your calculation.