Adult PTSD Self-Report Measures

Below is an alphabetical list of adult self-report measures for PTSD. For each measure, a brief description, sample items, versions, and references are provided. Information on how to obtain the measure is also provided.

• Chart - Adult PTSD Self-Report Measures
• Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS)
• Distressing Events Questionnaire (DEQ)
• Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R)
• Los Angeles Symptom Checklist (LASC)
• Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD (M-PTSD)
• Modified PTSD Symptom Scale (MPSS-SR)
• Penn Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Penn Inventory)
• Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS)
• PTSD Checklist (PCL)
• Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (SPTSS)
• Trauma Symptom Checklist - 40 (TSC-40)
• Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI)

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.