Learn the CAPS-5: Overview and Key Features

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This section of the course describes the history and rationale of the CAPS-5, its unique features, and its purpose and uses. This section also includes an overview of the revisions for the CAPS-5.

Upon completion of this lesson, you should be able to:

List the key features of the CAPS-5.
Summarize the information that can be gathered by using a measure of lifetime exposure to trauma(s) and the CAPS-5 in concert.
Describe the three versions of the CAPS-5 and their uses.
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the CAPS-5 and other PTSD assessment instruments.