CPSS Scoring and Interpretation For scoring severity of PTSD symptoms, each of the first 17 items is rated on a scale from 0 to 3, with total score ranging from 0 to 51 by adding them up. Items 1-5 are re-experiencing symptoms, items 6-12 are avoidance symptoms, and items 13-17 are hyperarousal symptoms. The following is a guide to PTSD severity based on the total scores: 0 – 10 Below threshold 11 – 15 Subclinical – Mild 16 – 20 Mild 21 – 25 Moderate 26 – 30 Moderately Severe 31 – 40 Severe 41 – 51 Extremely Severe The additional seven items that inquire about daily functioning (e.g., relationships with friends, schoolwork) are rated as either absent (0) or present (1) and yield a total impairment severity score ranging from 0 to 7.
CPSS Scoring and Interpretation For scoring severity of PTSD symptoms, each of the first 17 items is rated on a scale from 0 to 3, with total score ranging from 0 to 51 by adding them up. Items 1-5 are re-experiencing symptoms, items 6-12 are avoidance symptoms, and items 13-17 are hyperarousal symptoms. The following is a guide to PTSD severity based on the total scores: 0 – 10 Below threshold 11 – 15 Subclinical – Mild 16 – 20 Mild 21 – 25 Moderate 26 – 30 Moderately Severe 31 – 40 Severe 41 – 51 Extremely Severe The additional seven items that inquire about daily functioning (e.g., relationships with friends, schoolwork) are rated as either absent (0) or present (1) and yield a total impairment severity score ranging from 0 to 7.
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