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.
Global Ratings |
Past Month |
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(26) Global Validity |
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| (27) Global severity | |
| (28) Global Improvement |
Global Ratings
Transfer your global ratings to this section.
Dissociative Symptoms (need 1 for subtype) |
Past Month |
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Symptom |
Sev |
Sx (Sev > 2 )? |
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(29) 1 – Depersonalization |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
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(30) 2 – Derealization |
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0 = NO 1= YES |
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Dissociative Subtotals |
Diss Sev = |
#Diss Sx = |
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Dissociative Symptoms (Need 1 for subtype)
Transfer your dissociative severity and symptom ratings to this section.
PTSD diagnosis |
Past Month |
|---|---|
| PTSD Present - All Criteria (A-G) Met? | 0 = NO 1= YES |
| With dissociative symptoms | 0 = NO 1= YES |
(21) With delayed onset ( ≥ 6 months) |
0 = NO 1= YES |
PTSD Diagnosis
Select NO or YES as appropriate to indicate your final PTSD diagnosis. The DSM-5 PTSD diagnostic rule requires the presence of:
- Experiencing, witnessing, learning about, or being exposed to a Criterion A event
- At least one Criterion B symptom.
- At least one Criterion C symptom
- At least two Criterion D symptoms
- At least two Criterion E symptoms
- Criterion F is met (disturbance has lasted one month)
- At least one Criterion G symptom (distress or impairment)