PTSD: National Center for PTSD
UCLA Child/Adolescent PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5
UCLA Child/Adolescent PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5
Description
The UCLA Child/Adolescent PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5 is the revision of the UCLA Child/Adolescent PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-IV. The new DSM-5 version is a semi-structured interview that assesses a child's trauma history and the full range of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms and diagnostic criteria among school-age children and adolescents. Also available:
- DSM-5 Parent/Caregiver version and a Parent/Caregiver version for Children Aged 6 and Younger
- Various translations for each of the instruments
- UCLA Brief Screen for Child/Adolescent Trauma and PTSD
- UCLA Brief COVID-19 Screen for Child/Adolescent PTSD
Behavioral Health Innovations, a leader in the evidence-based assessment of trauma and PTSD in children and adolescents, has made a Ukrainian translation of the UCLA Brief Screen for Trauma and PTSD available free of charge to support behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and their families severely traumatized by the war in Ukraine.
Additional Resources
The National Center for Child Traumatic Stress offers a training video
for administration and scoring of the UCLA Child/Adolescent PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5. For questions about training, contact: www.hathaway-sycamores.org/
References
Kaplow, J. B., Rolon-Arroyo, B., Layne, C. M., Oosterhoff, B., Hill, R., Steinberg, A. M., & Pynoos, R. S. (2020). Validation of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5: A developmentally informed assessment tool for trauma-exposed youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(1), 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.10.019
Rolon-Arroyo, B., Oosterhoff, B., Layne, C. M., Steinberg, A. M., Pynoos, R. S., & Kaplow, J. B. (2020). The UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5 Brief Form: A screening tool for trauma-exposed youths. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(3) 434-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.06.015
Steinberg, A. M., Layne, C. M., Briggs, E. C., Liang, L., Brymer, M. J., Belin, T. R., Fairbank, J. A., & Pynoos, R. S. (2019). Benefits of treatment completion over premature termination: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 82(2):113-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2018.1560584
Steinberg, A. M., Brymer, M., Decker, K., & Pynoos, R. S. (2004). The University of California at Los Angeles Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index. Current Psychiatry Reports, 6: 96-100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-004-0048-2
Steinberg, A. M., Brymer, M. J., Kim, S., Ghosh, C., Ostrowski, S. A., Gulley, K., Briggs, E. C., & Pynoos, R. S. (2013). Psychometric properties of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index: Part I. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26(1): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.21780
Elhai, J. D., Layne, C. M., Steinberg, A. S., Vrymer, M. J., Briggs, E. C., Ostrowski, S. A., & Pynoos, R. S. (2013). Psychometric properties of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index. Part 2: Investigating factor structure findings in a national clinic-referred youth sample. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26(1): 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.21755
To Obtain Scale
Behavioral Health Innovations requires a licensing agreement for the use of the scale.
- For questions, email: info@reactionindex.com
- For licensing, go to: www.reactionindex.com
- To access the UCLA Brief Screen in Ukrainian, go to: www.reactionindex.com
Measure availability: We provide information on a variety of measures assessing trauma and PTSD. These measures are intended for use by qualified mental health professionals and researchers. Measures authored by National Center staff are available as direct downloads or by request. Measures developed outside of the National Center can be requested via contact information available on the information page for the specific measure.
