Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) Test

Understand how trauma symptoms impact your life in about 7 minutes. A 34 item profile of symptom frequency and intensity supports diagnosis, treatment planning, and tracking progress.

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69/136

Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS)

Measures the frequency and severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms related to a specific traumatic event.

Lower symptom level

Elevated symptom level

0 – 39: Lower symptom level | 40 – 136: Elevated symptom level

A score of 69 falls in the elevated symptom level range, indicating a higher likelihood of clinically significant PTSD-related symptoms on this self-report scale.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Recent trauma survivors

41%OF USERS

People who went through an accident, assault, disaster, or loss use it to gauge how much trauma symptoms like flashbacks, anxiety, and sleep problems are affecting daily life.

Veterans and first responders

34%OF USERS

Service members, emergency workers, and frontline staff take it to check the severity and frequency of PTSD-related reactions and track changes over time.

Therapy clients in treatment

25%OF USERS

People already in counseling use it to bring clearer symptom details to sessions and monitor progress as treatment moves forward.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Davidson Scale for PTSD Self-Assessment (DSfPS)

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Normal range

76.9 — 113.1

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136

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this self-assessment measure?

It measures the frequency and severity of common post-traumatic stress symptoms. It provides a symptom profile that can support screening and treatment planning.

Who is this questionnaire intended for?

It is intended for adults who have experienced a traumatic event and want to rate current symptoms. It is also used in clinical and research settings to track symptom change over time.

How should items be rated?

Each symptom is rated for how often it occurred and how intense it felt during the rating period. Select the response option that best matches typical experience rather than the worst single day.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Completion time is about 7 minutes. The questionnaire includes 34 items.

How should the score be interpreted?

Higher scores indicate more frequent and more severe symptoms. Results do not confirm a diagnosis by themselves and should be interpreted by a qualified professional in context.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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Following exposure to a potentially traumatic event, self-report symptom measures can help characterize the current impact on functioning. The Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) is a brief self-report instrument designed to quantify posttraumatic stress symptom frequency and severity across core symptom domains.

It contains 34 items and typically takes about 7 minutes to complete. Respondents rate how often symptoms occur and how distressing they have been, supporting a structured summary that may be used to inform clinical formulation and to monitor change over time.

Originally developed by Davidson, J., the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) is intended for use in clinical and research settings as a symptom severity measure and is not, by itself, a diagnostic determination.

Author: Davidson, J.

Literature: Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Keane, T. M., Palmieri, P. A., Marx, B. P., & Schnurr, P. P. The PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2013.

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