To aid you in calculating the interviewee’s total PTSD symptom severity and determining whether they patient meets criteria for DSM-5 PTSD, the CAPS-5 includes a scoring summary sheet on the final page. Please proceed through the table for each criterion. Some sections of the CAPS-5 Summary Sheet are provided with an explanation below their corresponding table. Select Next when done to proceed.
A. Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence |
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Criterion A met? |
0 = NO 1= YES |
Criterion A Met?
To complete the summary sheet, you will first indicate whether Criterion A was met by transferring your answer about the index event from page 4 of the CAPS-5 interview.
B. Intrusion symptoms (need 1 for diagnosis) |
Past Month |
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Symptom |
Sev |
Sx (Sev > 2 )? |
(1) B1 – Intrusive memories |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
(2) B2 – Distressing dreams |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
(3) B3 – Dissociative reactions |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
(4) B4 – Cued psychological distress |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
(5) B5 – Cued physiological reactions |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
B subtotals |
B Sev = |
#B Sx = |
Sev
Here you will enter the severity score for each symptom under the "sev" column (range 0-4). Transfer each symptom’s severity score to this page. If the trauma-relatedness (TR) of an item was "unlikely," list the severity as "0," regardless of what severity score you gave.
Sx (Sev ≥ 2 )?
In the "Sx (Sev≥2)" column, you will indicate whether each symptom should count towards the PTSD diagnosis by circling “0=No” or “1=Yes.” A symptom is considered present only if the corresponding item severity score is rated 2 ("moderate/threshold") or higher and TR is definite or probable.
Criteria B Subtotals
For each PTSD symptom cluster, you will indicate the total severity score and the total number of symptoms from that cluster that can be counted toward a PTSD diagnosis. For the former, simply add the severity scores for each item in the cluster (i.e., the “sev” column). For the latter, add the number of symptoms that you scored as “1=Yes” in the “Sx (Sev≥2)” column.
PTSD totals |
Past Month |
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Totals |
Total Sev |
Total # Sx |
Sum of subtotals (B+C+D+E) |
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PTSD Totals
An interviewee's total severity score on the CAPS-5 represents the sum of the individual severity scores (0-4) for each of the 20 PTSD symptoms (CAPS-5 items 1-20 that have TR definite or probable). Total scores range from 0-80, with higher scores indicating more severe PTSD symptoms.
Total Sev
Enter the sum of the severity scores for Criteria B, C, D, and E.
Total #Sx
Enter the sum of the symptom (Sx) scores for Criteria B, C, D, and E.
F. Duration of disturbance |
Current |
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(22) Duration of disturbance > 1 month? |
0 = NO 1= YES |
Duration of Disturbance
Enter NO or YES, as appropriate, for item 22.
G. Distress or impairment (Need 1 for diagnosis) |
Past Month |
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Criterion |
Sev |
Sx (Sev > 2 )? |
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(23)Subjective distress |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
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(24) Impairment in social functioning |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
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(25) Impairment in occupational functioning |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
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G subtotals |
G Sev = |
#G Sx = |
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G. Distress or Impairment (need 1 for diagnosis)
Just as you did for Criteria B through E, transfer your severity and symptom scores for Criterion G to here.