Basic description
CAPS-5 is a 30-item questionnaire, corresponding to the DSM-5 diagnosis for PTSD. The language of the CAPS-5 reflects both changes to existing symptoms and the addition of new symptoms in DSM-5. CAPS-5 asks questions relevant to assessing the dissociative subtype of PTSD (depersonalization and derealization), but no longer includes other associated symptoms (e.g., gaps in awareness).
There are three versions of the CAPS-5 corresponding to different time periods: past week (only to evaluate PTSD symptoms over the past week), past month (for current PTSD), and worst month (lifetime PTSD).
A version for children and adolescents ages 7 and above (CAPS-CA-5) is also available. The CAPS-CA-5 assesses the 20 DSM-5 PTSD symptoms.
- Mental Disorders
- ClinRO
- English for the USA
Weathers FW, Bovin MJ, Lee DJ, Sloan DM, Schnurr PP, Kaloupek DG, Keane TM, Marx BP. The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation in military veterans. Psychol Assess. 2018 Mar;30(3):383-395 (PubMed abstract)
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