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The document is the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-CA-5) designed for assessing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents aged 7 and above. It provides a structured interview format to evaluate symptoms based on DSM-5 criteria, including trauma exposure, intrusion symptoms, avoidance behaviors, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and changes in arousal and reactivity. The document outlines administration procedures, scoring guidelines, and diagnostic criteria necessary for qualified clinicians to accurately assess PTSD severity and related functional impairments.

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Begin by entering the child's name, ID number, age, sex, grade in school, and school name in the designated fields at the top of the form.
Fill in the interviewer’s name and ID number along with the date of the interview. This information is crucial for record-keeping.
Identify and document an index traumatic event that will serve as a reference point for symptom inquiry. Use structured prompts to gather comprehensive trauma history.
Proceed through each section of symptoms (B-E), carefully reading prompts verbatim while allowing space for elaboration on responses. Ensure to rate frequency and intensity accurately using provided scales.
Utilize the Frequency Rating Sheet and Intensity Rating Sheet included in the appendices to assist in quantifying responses effectively.
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How is the Caps 5 scale scored?

An interviewees total severity score on the CAPS-5 represents the sum of the individual severity scores (0-4) for each of the 20 PTSD symptoms (CAPS-5 items 1-20 that have TR definite or probable). Total scores range from 0-80, with higher scores indicating more severe PTSD symptoms.

What is caps ca 5?

The CAPS-CA-5 is based upon DSM-5 criteria for PTSD for children and adolescents ages 7 and above. Because the criteria and diagnostic thresholds are different for the Pre-school Subtype, the CAPS-CA-5 is not intended for the evaluation of PTSD based on DSM-5 criteria for children ages 6 and younger.

How is the pcl5 assessment scored?

How is the PCL-5 scored and interpreted? Respondents are asked to rate how bothered they have been by each of 20 items in the past month on a 5- point Likert scale ranging from 0-4. Items are summed to provide a total severity score (range = 0-80).

How to score the PTSD symptom scale?

Symptom items are rated on a 5-point scale of frequency and severity ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (6 or more times a week / severe). Symptoms are considered present when rated 1 or higher. The sum of the 20 PTSD symptoms items yield a total PTSD symptom severity score, ranging from 0-80.

Who can administer the caps-5?

CAPS-5 diagnosis demonstrated strong interrater reliability ( = . 78 to 1.00, depending on the scoring rule) and testretest reliability ( = . 83), as well as strong correspondence with a diagnosis based on the CAPS for DSMIV (CAPS-IV; = . 84 when optimally calibrated).

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What is the caps scoring system?

The anchor points for this severity scale are 0 = absent, 1 = mild/subthreshold, 2 = moderate/threshold, 3 = severe/markedly elevated, and 4 = extreme/incapacitating.

How to score the caps-5?

CAPS-5 total symptom severity score is calculated by summing severity scores for items 1-20. NOTE: Severity scores for the two dissociation items (29 and 30) should NOT be included in the calculation of the total CAPS-5 severity score.

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