The symptoms of PTSD can be extremely distressing. Treatment for PTSD is available. Please print out your PTSD test to be shared with your doctor or therapist. Comprehensive PTSD information starts here.Remember, this is NOT a diagnosis. Only a doctor or qualified mental health professional can make a diagnosis of PTSD and recommend treatments. This PTSD test is based upon the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 4th Ed.) criteria for PTSD. 2004. All rights reserved.
Are you troubled by the following?You have experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event that caused intense fear, helplessness, or horror.
Do you have intrusions about the event in at least one of the following ways? Repeated, distressing memories, or dreams
Acting or feeling as if the event were happening again (flashbacks or a sense of reliving it)
Intense physical and/or emotional distress when you are exposed to things that remind you of the event
Do you avoid things that remind you of the event in at least one of the following ways? Avoiding thoughts, feelings, or conversations about it
Avoiding activities and places or people who remind you of it
Since the event, do you have negative thoughts and mood associated with the event in at least 2 of the following ways?Blanking on important parts of it
Negative beliefs about oneself, others and the world and about the cause or consequences of the event.
Feeling detached from other people
Inability to feel positive emotions
Persistent negative emotional state
Are you troubled by at least two of the following?Problems sleeping
Irritability or outbursts of anger
Reckless or self-destructive behavior
Problems concentrating
Feeling "on guard"
An exaggerated startle response