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How to screen for PTSD using the PC-PTSD-5 questionnaire

In another article on this website, we recommended that: 1. People from high-risk groups should be screened for possible/ probable PTSD using the 20-item questionnaire called the PCL-5. 2. All others should be asked ONE question about a history of major trauma, the question in the questionnaire called PC-PTSD-5. If they respond “Yes” to the question about trauma, they should…

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