Transcript of Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (cAPS-5) CAPS-1. The development of a clinician-administered PTSD scale. (PDF) Journal of. INSTRUCTION MANUAL National Center for PTSD CLINICIAN-ADMINISTERED PTSD SCALE (CAPS) FORMS 1 and 2 Content General Instructions. The National Academies Press. Interview Version and the Clinician-Administered PTSD scale. This book in print or download it as a free PDF. The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5. On the CAPS-5 the clinician combines information about frequency and intensity before making a single severity.
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CAPS BY FRANK W. WEATHERS, PHD, ELANA NEWMAN, PHD, DUDLEY D. BLAKE, PHD, LINDA M. NAGY, MD, PAULA P. SCHNURR, DANNY G.
KALOUPEK, PHD, DENNIS S. CHARNEY, MD, AND TERENCE M. Developed at the National Center for PTSD, the Clinician- Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) has become the 'gold standard' for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder in individuals over age 15. This user-friendly structured interview is ideal for screening, differential diagnosis, confirmation of a PTSD diagnosis, or identifying Acute Stress Disorder.
DSM-IV Criteria for PTSD The CAPS consists of 30 carefully worded interview questions that target DSM-IV criteria for PTSD without leading the respondent. These items assess core PTSD symptoms and related issues: • Reexperiencing Symptoms • Avoidance and Numbing Symptoms • Hyperarousal Symptoms • Trauma-Related Guilt • Dissociation • Subjective Distress • Functional Impairment • Onset • Duration • Symptom Severity • Symptom Improvement • Response Validity The interview gives you a clear picture of symptom severity and sufficient information to determine whether a current or lifetime diagnosis of PTSD is indicated. In addition, the CAPS includes a protocol for assessing Criterion A, a diagnostic requirement that the patient has experienced at least one traumatic event involving both life threat or serious injury and an overwhelming emotional response. The scale also offers an optional Life Events Checklist, with just 17 items, that can be completed by the patient to help identify precipitating traumatic events. Skype premium download softonic pc. While the CAPS is designed for use with older adolescents and adults, there is a version of the interview that is appropriate for use with children and younger adolescents (ages 8 to 15).