Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) Test
Get a clear view of PTSD symptoms and their impact in about 7 minutes. 34 targeted items gauge frequency and severity to support fast, confident clinical decisions and tracking over time.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS
Who Usually Takes This Test?
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Intensity (I)
Intensity (I)
Average
29.2
Normal range
18.5 — 39.9
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68
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Frequency (F)
Frequency (F)
Average
36.9
Normal range
27.7 — 46.1
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0
max.
68
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
The scale is completed by a clinician during a clinical interview. Using the scale questions, the frequency of the target symptom over the preceding month is determined, and the intensity of the symptom is then rated. The key anchor statements for the rating scales may be read aloud to the patient (both when determining symptom frequency and symptom intensity). This helps ensure the most accurate ratings.
- never
- once or twice
- once or twice a week
- several times a week
- daily or almost every day
- never
- once or twice
- once or twice a week
- several times a week
- daily or almost every day
- never
- once or twice
- once or twice a week
- several times a week
- daily or almost every day
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This clinician-administered, structured interview is designed to assess posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology and related functional impact. The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) supports systematic evaluation of symptom frequency and severity using standardized probes and anchored ratings. It can be used to support diagnostic clarification and to characterize symptom change over time.
Administration typically involves reviewing each symptom domain and rating both intensity and occurrence, with attention to associated distress and impairment in daily functioning. The measure includes 34 items and generally takes about 7 minutes to complete. The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) was developed by Frank W. Weathers.
Author: Frank W. Weathers, Terence M. Keane
Literature: Weathers, F. W., Keane, T. M., & Davidson, J. R. T. Clinician-administered PTSD scale: A review of the first ten years of research. Depression and Anxiety. 2001.
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