Child Measures of Trauma and PTSD

Below are lists of child and adolescent trauma and PTSD measures. For each measure, a brief description, sample items, versions, and references are provided. Information on how to obtain the measure is also provided.

We provide you information on the child measures below, however our main audience is not children. For further information on a specific child measure please visit the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Measures Review* database.

• Chart - Child Measures
The Child Measures Chart compares all measures listed below.

Trauma Exposure Measures

• Dimensions of Stressful Events Rating Scale (DOSE)
• Traumatic Events Screening Inventory (TESI)

Trauma Exposure and Symptom Measures

• Childhood PTSD Interview
• Children's PTSD Inventory (CPTSDI)
• Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents (CAPS-CA)
• My Worst Experiences Survey
• The UCLA PTSD Index for DSM-IV
• When Bad Things Happen Scale (WBTH)

PTSD and General Symptom Measures

• Child Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTS-RI)
• The Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS)
• Children's Impact of Traumatic Events Scale-Revised (CITES-2)
• Parent Report of Child's Reaction to Stress
• Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC)
• Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC)

Measures availability: Information on measures is available to everyone. However, the assessment tools themselves can only be distributed to qualified mental health professionals and researchers. We maintain measures developed by affiliated staff of the National Center for PTSD.