Adult PTSD Interviews

Below is an alphabetical list of adult PTSD interviews. For each measure, a brief description, sample items, versions, and references are provided. Information on how to obtain the measure is also provided. The chart compares the four measures.

• Chart - Adult PTSD Interviews
• Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)
• PTSD Symptom Scale - Interview (PSS-I)
• Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID PTSD Module)
• Structured Interview for PTSD (SI-PTSD)

Measure 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.