What is PCL-C score?
How is the PCL Scored? 1) Add up all items from each of the 17 items for a total severity score (range = 17-85) 17-29 This cut off shows little to no severity. 28-29 Some PTSD symptoms – If you are seeing or will be seeing a therapist, print the results of this Quiz and take to your therapist for further evaluation.
How do you interpret PCL?
How is the PCL-5 scored and interpreted? Respondents are asked to rate how bothered they have been by each of 20 items in the past month on a 5- point Likert scale ranging from 0-4. Items are summed to provide a total severity score (range = 0-80).
What score on the PCL-5 indicates PTSD?
between 31-33
Initial research suggests that a PCL-5 cutoff score between 31-33 is indicative of probable PTSD across samples.
What is PCL-C used for?
The PCL is a standardized self-report rating scale for PTSD comprising 17 items that correspond to the key symptoms of PTSD. Two versions of the PCL exist: 1) PCL-M is specific to PTSD caused by military experiences and 2) PCL-C is applied generally to any traumatic event.
What is the cutoff score for the PCL-5?
Initial research suggests that a PCL-5 cutoff score between 31-33 is indicative of probable PTSD across samples. However, additional research is needed.
When was the PCL-C created?
1990s
The PCL was first developed during the 1990s by Frank Weathers and colleagues at the National Center for PTSD (Weathers et al. 1993) and recently revised.