John Briere, PhD
Purpose: Screens for PTSD and suicide risk quickly
Age Range: 18 years to 99 years
Admin Time: 1-5 minutes
Additional Details: Screen Your Clients for PTSD or Suicide Risk with this 14 Item Questionnaire Based on the DAPS
Qualification Level: C
Derived from the Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS), the PSS screens individuals for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidality in minutes.
Features and benefits
- The one-page self-report form consists of only 14 items, requiring just a few minutes to administer and score.
- The PSS is helpful in determining PTSD and suicide risk for individuals exposed to a variety of traumas, including childhood abuse, adult sexual or physical assaults, disasters, motor vehicle accidents, shootings and stabbings, burns, life-threatening illnesses, invasive medical procedures, and events associated with military deployment.
- Administer in individual or group testing situations.
- Administer and score by hand.
