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🧠 Mental Health
Do I have PTSD?
PCL-5 — validated on 100,000+ patients.
In the past month, how much were you bothered by: 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely).
1Repeated, disturbing memories or thoughts of a stressful experience
2Repeated, disturbing dreams of a stressful experience
3Suddenly feeling or acting as if the experience were happening again (flashbacks)
4Avoiding thinking about or talking about a stressful experience
5Feeling emotionally numb or unable to have loving feelings
6Being "super alert" or watchful (hypervigilance)
7Feeling jumpy or easily startled
8Difficulty falling or staying asleep
9Trouble concentrating
10Feeling irritable or having angry outbursts
This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. If you scored 20+, please consult a trauma-informed therapist. Crisis: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
PCL-5 PTSD Checklist
Adapted from the PCL-5 (Weathers et al. 2013), aligned to DSM-5 criteria. Validated on 100,000+ patients.
Score interpretation
- 0-10: Minimal PTSD symptoms
- 11-20: Some symptoms — subclinical
- 21-30: Moderate — probable PTSD, seek evaluation
- 31-40: Severe — strong indication of PTSD
PTSD facts
- 6% of the population will have PTSD at some point
- Women are twice as likely to develop PTSD as men
- PTSD isn't just for veterans — assault, accidents, and medical trauma are top causes
- EMDR and CPT are the most effective evidence-based treatments
Sources: Weathers et al. (2013, PCL-5), NIMH, VA National Center for PTSD, APA DSM-5.