United States Department of Veterans Affairs
NATIONAL CENTER for PTSD

Chart - Screens for PTSD

 

Chart - Screens for PTSD

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Using the PILOTS database for Assessment Information

The PILOTS database is the largest electronic index to the world's literature on traumatic stress.

Screens for PTSD # of items Time to Admin.
(in min.)		 Allows Multiple Trauma Corresponds to DSM-IV Criteria
BAI-PC 7 3 Yes N/A
Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD) 4 2 Yes N/A
Short Form of the PTSD Checklist 6 2 Yes N/A
Short Screening Scale for PTSD 7 3 Yes N/A
SPAN 4 2 Yes N/A
SPRINT 8 3 Yes N/A
Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) 10 4 Yes N/A
PTSD Checklist (PCL) 17 5-10 Yes Yes
Date Created: See last Reviewed/Updated Date below.