PTSD Symptom Scale – Self-Report Version
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| PTSD Symptom Scale – Self-Report Version | |
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| Purpose | assess symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder |
PTSD Symptom Scale – Self-Report Version (PSS-SR) is a 17-item self-reported
posttraumatic stress disorder.[1] Each of the 17 items describe PTSD symptoms which respondents rate in terms of their frequency or severity using a Likert-type scale
ranging from 0 (not at all or only one time) to 3 (almost always or five or more times per week). Ratings on items are summed to create three subscales – re-experiencing, avoidance coping, and psychological hyperarousal (such as "jumpiness") – as well as a total score (that ranges from 0 to 51). All items of the PSS-SR should be answered, and assessment is done by total score. The total score higher than 13 indicates on likelihood of PTSD.
See also
- Child PTSD Symptom Scale
- Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry
References
Further reading
- Foa, Edna B.; Riggs, David S.; Dancu, Constance V.; Rothbaum, Barbara O. (October 1993). "Reliability and validity of a brief instrument for assessing post-traumatic stress disorder". Journal of Traumatic Stress. 6 (4): 459–473. .
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