PTSD symptoms (DSM-5)
Trauma & PTSD Self-Test
The standard 20-item PTSD checklist used by clinicians and the VA. About 5 minutes.
20
Questions
~5
Minutes
Free
Always
What this measures
The PCL-5 reflects how much you've been bothered by trauma-related symptoms in the past month. It's aligned with DSM-5 criteria for PTSD. It's a screen, not a diagnosis - and answering brings up hard feelings, so be gentle with yourself.
Before you start
- · Find a quiet few minutes - answer honestly, not how you wish you felt.
- · There are no right or wrong answers. Pick what feels closest.
- · This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis.
- · If anything brings up something heavy, support is at the end.
Weathers FW, Litz BT, Keane TM, Palmieri PA, Marx BP, Schnurr PP. The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). National Center for PTSD, 2013.