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National Center for PTSD

Adult PTSD Self-Reports

Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS)

Davidson, J. R. T., Book, S. W., Colket, J. T., Tupler, L. A., Roth, S., David, D., Hertzberg, M., Mellman, T., Beckham, J. C., Smith, R., Davison, R. M., Katz, R., & Feldman, M. (in press). Assessment of a new self-rating scale for post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychological Medicine.

To obtain scale contact:  

MHS Inc., P.O. Box 950, North Tonawanda, NY 14120-2060, 1-800-456-3003.

Distressing Event Questionnaire (DEQ)

Kubany, E. S, Leisen, M. B., Kaplan, A. S, & Kelly, M. P. (2000). Validation of a brief measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: the Distressing Event Questionnaire (DEQ). Psychological Assessment, 12, 197-209.

To obtain scale contact:

Edward Kubany, Ph.D., National Center for PTSD, Pacific Islands Division, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1132 Bishop Street, Suite 307, Honolulu, HI 96813. kubany@pixi.com or kubany.edward@honolulu.va.gov.

Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R)

Weiss, D. S., & Marmar, C. R. (1996). The Impact of Event Scale - Revised. In J. Wilson & T. M. Keane (Eds.), Assessing psychological trauma and PTSD (pp. 399-411). New York: Guilford. (includes measure in its entirety)

To obtain scale contact:  

Daniel Weiss, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of California - San Francisco, Box F-0984, San Francisco, CA 94143-0984

Los Angeles Symptom Checklist (LASC)

King, Lynda A; King, Daniel W; Leskin, Gregory Alan; Foy, David W. (1995). The Los Angeles Symptom Checklist: a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder. Assessment, 2, 1-17

To obtain scale contact:  

David Foy, Ph.D.- email requests preferred - dfoy@pepperdine.edu; Graduate School of Education & Psychology, Pepperdine Unversity, 16830 Ventura Boulevard, Suite #200, Encino, CA  91436

Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD

Keane, T. M., Caddell, J. M., Taylor, K. L. (1988) Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: three studies in reliability and validity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 85-90.

To obtain scale:  

Use our request form.

Modified PTSD Symptom Scale: Self-Report Version (MPSS-SR)

Falsetti, S. A., Resnick, H. S., Resick, P. A., & Kilpatrick, D. (1993). The Modified PTSD Symptom Scale: A brief self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder. The Behavioral Therapist, 16, 161-162.

To obtain scale contact:  

Sherry Falsetti, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of North Carolina, 171 Ashley Ave. Charleston, SC 29425-0742.

Penn Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Hammarberg, M. (1992). Penn Inventory for posttraumatic stress disorder: Psychometric properties. Psychological Assessment, 4, 67-76. (includes measure in its entirety)

To obtain scale contact:  

Melvyn Hammarberg, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 325 University Museum, 33rd and Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6398.

Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS)

Foa, E., Cashman, L., Jaycox, L., & Perry, K. (1997). The validation of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale. Psychological Assessment, 9, 445-451.

To obtain scale contact:  

National Computer Systems (NCS), 5605 Green Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343. Phone: 1-800-627-7271 (ext. 5151).

PTSD Checklist - Civilian

PTSD Checklist - Military

Blanchard, E. B., Jones-Alexander, J., Buckley, T. C., Forneris, C. A. (1996). Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist (PCL). Behaviour Research and Therapy, 34, 669-673.

To obtain scales:  

Use our request form.

Purdue PTSD Questionnaire

Lauterbach, D, & Vrana, S. R. (1996) Three studies on the reliability and validity of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder. Assessment, 3, 17-25.

To obtain scale contact:

Dean Lauterbach, Ph.D., Associate Professor: Coordinator, Clinical MS Program, Department of Psychology, 507 Mark Jefferson Science Hall, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, dlauterba@emich.edu.

Revised Civilian Mississippi Scale for PTSD

Norris, F. H., & Perilla, J. L. (1996). The Revised Civilian Mississippi Scale for PTSD: Reliability, validity, and cross-language stability. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9, 285-298.

To obtain scale contact:  

Fran Norris, Ph.D., Department of Psychiarty, Dartmouth Medical School, National Center for PTSD (116D), VA Medical Center, 215 North Main St., White River Junction, Vermont 05009, fran.norris@dartmouth.edu.

Screen for Posttraumatic Symptoms (SPTSS)

Carlson, E. (in press). Psychometric study of a brief screen for PTSD: Assessing the impact of multiple traumatic events. Assessment.

To obtain scale contact:  

Eve Carlson, Ph.D., National Center for PTSD (352-117 MP), 795 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, eve.carlson@med.va.gov

Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI)

Briere, J. (1996). Trauma Symptom Inventory professional manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.

To obtain scale contact:  

Psychological Assessment Resources, Box 998, Odessa, FL 33556, (800) 331-8378

Trauma Symptom Checklist - 40 (TSC)

Briere, J. N., & Runtz, M. G. (1989). The Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC-33): early data on a new scale. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 4, 151-163.

To obtain scale contact:

http://www.johnbriere.com/contact.htm