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Adult Assessments for PTSD and related conditions
Child Assessments for PTSD and related conditions
Adult Treatment materials
Child Treatment materials

Adult Assessments for PTSD and related conditions:

Adult Interviews
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)	The CAPS is widely considered to be the "gold standard" in PTSD assessment. It provides a categorical diagnosis, as well as a measure of the severity of PTSD symptoms.	More information
Acute Stress Disorder Interview (ASDI)	The ASDI is a structured interview for diagnosing Acute Stress Disorder and vulnerability to PTSD. It has 19 items based on the DSM-IV criterion.	More information
Posttraumatic Sympton Scale - Interview Version (PSS-I)	The PSS-I is a widely utilized PTSD measure administered by an interviewer. It is a semi-structured interview providing a categorical diagnosis, as well as a measure of the severity of PTSD symptoms as defined by DSM-IV.	More information
	Other adult interviews are in progress.

Adult Self-Report Instruments
*Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist* *(PCL)*	The PCL is a 17-item self-report scale for PTSD. There are slightly different versions for use with military and civilian populations, as well as for adults after a "specific stressful experience".	More information
*Acute Stress Disorder Scale* *(ASDS)*	The ASDS is a 19-item self report scale for Acute Stress Disorder symptoms. It is a self-report version of the ADSI interview (above)	More information
	Other adult self-report measures are in progress.

Child Assessments for PTSD and related conditions:

Child Interviews

CAPS-CA

Work in progress

Child Self Report Instruments

UCLA PTSD Scale

This instrument assesses reactions to trauma in children and adolescents. It can be used in standard self-report format or administered verbally (with questions read to the child). A parent version obtains their perception of the child's reactions.

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Adult Treatment materials:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Acute Stress Disorder (CBT for ASD)

This clinician's resource comprises a treatment manual for Acute Stress Disorder (ASD).

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Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

This clinician's resource comprises a CPT manual for the treatment of PTSD. Although this version is targeted specifically at military and veteran populations, the procedures are equally applicable to other traumatized groups (see Resick and Schnicke, 1993).

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Child Treatment materials:

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Children (TF-CBT)

This clinician's resource is a link to a free on-line training course for Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

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