Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5)

A five question screener for PTSD

Author / Source: <a href="https://drpatel.karathealth.com/">Tarak Patel, M.D. M.Sc.</a>

Sometimes things happen to people that are unusually or especially frightening, horrible, or traumatic. Have you ever experienced this kind of event?

In the past month, have you had nightmares about the event(s) or thought about the event(s) when you did not want to?

In the past month, have you tried hard not to think about the event(s) or went out of your way to avoid situations that reminded you of the event(s)?

In the past month, have you been constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startled?

In the past month, have you felt numb or detached from people, activities, or your surroundings?

In the past month, have you felt guilty or unable to stop blaming yourself or others for the event(s) or any problems the event(s) may have caused?

About

The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) is a five question questionnaire that was designed for use in primary care to screen for traumatic events over the last month of the patient's life. It's a relatively new questionnaire researched in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and was designed to identify respondents with probable Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a outpatient primary care setting). It’s not a well-studied questionnaire but it has some psychometric research.

It’s a revised version of the Primary Care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD), updated to reflect the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria for PTSD. In general, a cut off score of 4 optimized the balance between sensitivity and specificity, whereas a cut off score of 5 maximized specificity. Patients found the screen acceptable and indicated a preference for administration by their primary care providers.

Published Literature & References:

[1]
Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, et al.: The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): Development and Evaluation Within a Veteran Primary Care Sample.J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(10):1206-11.

Results

Real-time automated computation

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PC-PTSD-5 Score

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Screening Interpretation

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Clinical Parameters (0/6)

Medical calculation formulas standardized according to evidence-based clinical protocols.

About

Published Literature & References:

[1]
Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, et al.: The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): Development and Evaluation Within a Veteran Primary Care Sample.J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(10):1206-11.