PTSD and Trauma assessments
questions and answers2
BTQ - ANSWERS-The Brief Trauma Questionnaire, ten-item self-report trauma exposure screen
that can be quickly administered and is suitable for special populations such as persons with
severe mental illness as well as for general population groups. The BTQ asks respondents for a
simple "yes" or "no" answer to the question "Have you experienced this event?" and lists ten
types of traumatic events. For each "yes" response, the respondent is also asked two additional
"yes/no" questions
PTSD Checklist (PCL) - ANSWERS-Probably the most widely used and researched screen for PTSD
in adults is a self-report rating scale; has good psychometric properties, Several versions of the
PCL are tailored for specific populations, and a short form containing six questions is also
available for use in primary care settings. The PCL contains twenty questions that map onto the
three DSM-5 PTSD criteria
CPSS - ANSWERS-The Child Post-traumatic Symptom Scale, shown to be reliable and valid as a
screening tool for use with children and adolescents. The CPSS assesses symptom criteria for
PTSD, as well as whether the respondent is experiencing impairment in functioning.
The UCLA Reaction Index - ANSWERS-most commonly used measure for PTSD symptoms in
children and adolescents. There are versions of this measure for children, adolescents, and
parents. The UCLA Index has two parts: The first part includes a brief screen on the
respondent's trauma history, and the second part assesses the frequency with which post-
traumatic stress symptoms were experienced over the past month.
TER - ANSWERS-The Treatment Engagement Rating (TER) Scale, TER is an objective measure that
evaluates client engagement at three levels.
The items of the questionnaire are divided into nine components, each measuring an aspect
of client involvement, and the summation of the scores are aggregated to obtain a final
questions and answers2
BTQ - ANSWERS-The Brief Trauma Questionnaire, ten-item self-report trauma exposure screen
that can be quickly administered and is suitable for special populations such as persons with
severe mental illness as well as for general population groups. The BTQ asks respondents for a
simple "yes" or "no" answer to the question "Have you experienced this event?" and lists ten
types of traumatic events. For each "yes" response, the respondent is also asked two additional
"yes/no" questions
PTSD Checklist (PCL) - ANSWERS-Probably the most widely used and researched screen for PTSD
in adults is a self-report rating scale; has good psychometric properties, Several versions of the
PCL are tailored for specific populations, and a short form containing six questions is also
available for use in primary care settings. The PCL contains twenty questions that map onto the
three DSM-5 PTSD criteria
CPSS - ANSWERS-The Child Post-traumatic Symptom Scale, shown to be reliable and valid as a
screening tool for use with children and adolescents. The CPSS assesses symptom criteria for
PTSD, as well as whether the respondent is experiencing impairment in functioning.
The UCLA Reaction Index - ANSWERS-most commonly used measure for PTSD symptoms in
children and adolescents. There are versions of this measure for children, adolescents, and
parents. The UCLA Index has two parts: The first part includes a brief screen on the
respondent's trauma history, and the second part assesses the frequency with which post-
traumatic stress symptoms were experienced over the past month.
TER - ANSWERS-The Treatment Engagement Rating (TER) Scale, TER is an objective measure that
evaluates client engagement at three levels.
The items of the questionnaire are divided into nine components, each measuring an aspect
of client involvement, and the summation of the scores are aggregated to obtain a final
