Posttraumatic Stress Disorder screening tool

Do I have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?

This screening tool is designed as a guide to determine if you might have symptoms of PTSD

A high score on this screening tool does not mean you have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. A licenced psychologist can complete a more thorough assessment to determine if this is what you are experiencing. This screening tool has 17 questions in total and should take about 3-5 minutes to complete. The test is completely confidential, and your responses will not be recorded by Archways Centre for CBT.

If you have experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event that caused intense fear, helplessness, or horror, please answer the following questions:

Yes No	Repeated, distressing memories, or dreams
Yes No	Acting or feeling as if the event were happening again (flashbacks or a sense of reliving it)
Yes No	Intense physical and/or emotional distress when you are exposed to things that remind you of the event

Yes No	Avoiding thoughts, feelings, or conversations about it
Yes No	Avoiding activities and places or people who remind you of it

Yes No	Blanking on important parts of it
Yes No	Negative beliefs about oneself, others and the world and about the cause or consequences of the event
Yes No	Feeling detached from other people
Yes No	Inability to feel positive emotions
Yes No	Persistent negative emotional state

Yes No	Problems sleeping
Yes No	Irritability or outbursts of anger
Yes No	Reckless or self-destructive behavior
Yes No	Problems concentrating
Yes No	Feeling "on guard"
Yes No	An exaggerated startle response

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder screening tool

Do I have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?

Clinical Psychologist:

Gita Canaran, M.A., C.Psych.

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