PhenX Protocol: PTSD Symptoms, Severity, and Diagnosis - DSM 5 (#630402). The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) is available from the. Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) Summary. The CAPS is widely considered to be the 'gold standard' in PTSD assessment. It is a structured interview providing.

You Can Also Take our training course:. • Make current (past month) diagnosis of PTSD • Make lifetime diagnosis of PTSD • Assess PTSD symptoms over the past week In addition to assessing the 20 DSM-5 PTSD symptoms, questions target the onset and duration of symptoms, subjective distress, impact of symptoms on social and occupational functioning, improvement in symptoms since a previous CAPS administration, overall response validity, overall PTSD severity, and specifications for the dissociative subtype (depersonalization and derealization). For each symptom, standardized questions and probes are provided. Administration requires identification of an index traumatic event to serve as the basis for symptom inquiry. The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) is recommended in addition to the Criterion A inquiry included in the CAPS-5.

The CAPS was designed to be administered by clinicians and clinical researchers who have a working knowledge of PTSD, but can also be administered by appropriately trained paraprofessionals. The full interview takes 45-60 minutes to administer. Changes from previous CAPS for DSM-IV Several important revisions were made to the CAPS in updating it for DSM-5: • CAPS for DSM-IV asked respondents to endorse up to three traumatic events to keep in mind during the interview.

CAPS-5 requires the identification of a single index trauma to serve as the basis of symptom inquiry. • CAPS-5 is a 30-item questionnaire, corresponding to the DSM-5 diagnosis for PTSD. The language of the CAPS-5 reflects both changes to existing symptoms and the addition of new symptoms in DSM-5. CAPS-5 asks questions relevant to assessing the dissociative subtype of PTSD (depersonalization and derealization), but no longer includes other associated symptoms (e.g., gaps in awareness).

• As with previous versions of the CAPS, CAPS-5 symptom severity ratings are based on symptom frequency and intensity (except for amnesia and diminished interest which are based on amount and intensity). However, CAPS-5 items are rated with a single severity score in contrast to previous versions of the CAPS which required separate frequency and intensity scores. • General instructions and scoring information are included with the CAPS-5. Scoring Detailed scoring information is included with the CAPS-5 and should be reviewed carefully before administering. Briefly, the assessor combines information about frequency and intensity of an item into a single severity rating. CAPS-5 total symptom severity score is calculated by summing severity scores for the 20 DSM-5 PTSD symptoms.

Similarly, CAPS-5 symptom cluster severity scores are calculated by summing the individual item severity scores for symptoms corresponding to a given DSM-5 cluster: Criterion B (items 1-5); Criterion C (items 6-7); Criterion D (items 8-14); and, Criterion E (items 15-20). A symptom cluster score may also be calculated for dissociation by summing items 19 and 20. • At least one Criterion B symptom • At least one Criterion C symptom • At least two Criterion D symptoms • At least two Criterion E symptoms • Criterion F is met (disturbance has lasted one month) • Criterion G is met (disturbance causes either clinically significant distress or functional impairment) Sample Item In the past month, have you had any unwanted memories of (EVENT) while you were awake, so not counting dreams? How does it happen that you start remembering (EVENT)? [If not clear:] ( Are these unwanted memories, or are you thinking about [EVENT] on purpose?) How much do these memories bother you? Are you able to put them out of your mind and think about something else? How often have you had these memories in the past month? Interfit Colorflash 300i Manual Arts.