Trauma Exposure Measures

Below is a list of trauma exposure measures. These assessment instruments measure the types of trauma a person has been exposed to, or the degree of severity of the traumatic event someone experienced. 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 gives an overview of the measures described in this section.

• Chart - Trauma Exposure Measures
• Combat Exposure Scale (CES)
• Evaluation of Lifetime Stressors (ELS)
• Life Events Checklist (LEC)
• Life Stressor Checklist - Revised (LSC-R)
• Potential Stressful Events Interview (PSEI)
• Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire (SLESQ)
• Trauma Assessment for Adults--Self-report (TAA)
• Trauma History Questionnaire (THQ)
• Trauma History Screen (THS)
• Traumatic Events Questionnaire (TEQ)
• Traumatic Life Events Questionnaire (TLEQ)
• Traumatic Stress Schedule (TSS)

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.