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Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 calculator

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Clinical inputs

Exposure to a criterion A traumatic eventNightmares or unwanted intrusive memories of the traumaAvoidance of thoughts or reminders of the traumaBeing constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startledFeeling numb or detached from people, activities, or surroundingsGuilt or blame about the trauma

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Screen not applied because there was no trauma

Band: Screen not applied because there was no trauma

Interpretation. Screen not applied because there was no trauma

Suggested management. The five symptom items are asked only after a criterion A trauma. Without that exposure, the screen is not scored.

Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5: 0 — Screen not applied because there was no trauma. Interpretation: Screen not applied because there was no trauma What to do: The five symptom items are asked only after a criterion A trauma. Without that exposure, the screen is not scored. Inputs: Exposure to a criterion A traumatic event: false; Nightmares or unwanted intrusive memories of the trauma: false; Avoidance of thoughts or reminders of the trauma: false; Being constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startled: false; Feeling numb or detached from people, activities, or surroundings: false; Guilt or blame about the trauma: false Source: Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, et al. The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5). J Gen Intern Med. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3703-5. PMID: 27170304. Ask the five yes/no items only after a criterion A trauma. A score of 3 or more was the recommended screen threshold. (2016)

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Clinical inputs

Exposure to a criterion A traumatic event
Nightmares or unwanted intrusive memories of the trauma
Avoidance of thoughts or reminders of the trauma
Being constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startled
Feeling numb or detached from people, activities, or surroundings
Guilt or blame about the trauma

Primary source

Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, et al. The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5). J Gen Intern Med. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3703-5. PMID: 27170304. Ask the five yes/no items only after a criterion A trauma. A score of 3 or more was the recommended screen threshold. (2016)

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