Table 1 Items from the UCLA-RI-5 that corresponded to the PC-PTSD-5, as rated by expert clinicians
PC-PTSD-5 Items | UCLA-RI-5 Items | Expert Consensus |
|---|---|---|
1.Have had nightmares about it or thought about it when you did not want to? | a. I have had bad dreams about what happened or other bad dreams. | a. This item discriminates between PTSD and other mental disorders and should be retained. |
b. I have upsetting thoughts, pictures or sounds of what happened come into my mind when I don't want them to. | b. This item discriminates between PTSD and other mental disorders and should be retained. | |
2.Tried hard not to think about it or went out of your way to avoid situations that reminded you of it? | a. I try to stay away from people, places, or things that remind about what happened. | a. Physical avoidance may not always be possible, particularly for youth who are still living in the environment or context in which the trauma occurred. |
b. I try not to think about or have feelings about what happened. | b. This item discriminates between PTSD and other mental disorders and should be retained. | |
3.Were constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startled? | a. I am on the lookout for danger or things that I am afraid of. | a. This may be a reasonable response for adolescents living in dangerous or unstable environments. |
b. I feel jumpy or startle easily, like when I hear a loud noise or when something surprises me. | b. This item discriminates between PTSD and other mental disorders and should be retained. | |
4.Felt numb or detached from others, activities, or your surroundings? | a.I don't feel like doing things with my family or friends or other things that I liked to do. | a. This symptom does not discriminate well between PTSD and other mental disorders. |
b. I feel alone even when I am around other people. | b. This symptom does not discriminate well between PTSD and other mental disorders. | |
5.Felt guilty or unable to stop blaming yourself or others for the event(s) or any other problems the event(s) may have caused? | a. I have thoughts like I am bad. | a. This symptom does not discriminate well between PTSD and other mental disorders. |
b. I am mad with someone for making the bad thing happen, not doing more to stop it, or to help after. | b. Discriminates between PTSD and other mental disorders but can be combined with #5c below. | |
c. I feel that part of what happened was my fault. | c. Discriminates between PTSD and other mental disorders but can be combined with #5b above. |