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AssessPTSDsymptomsoverthepastweekTheClinician-AdministeredPTSDScaleforDSM(CAPS-5):DevelopmentandInitialEvaluationinMilitary Veterans.TheCAPSdistinguishesitselffromTheClinician-AdministeredPTSDScaleforDSM(CAPS-5)–PastMonth[Measurementinstrument].Itisthegold standardinPTSDassessmentItisamodifiedversionoftheTitle:Clinician-AdministeredPTSDScale(CAPS-5)PDFAuthor:joshua-napilaySubjectOverview AvailablefromURLTheClinicianAdministeredPTSDScaleforDSMChildandAdolescentVersion(CAPS-CA-5)isaitemclinician-administeredPTSDscale baseduponDSMcriteriaforTheCAPS-CAisaitemclinician-administeredPTSDscalebaseduponDSMcriteriaforchildrenandadolescentsagesandaboveThe CAPSisaitemstructuredinterviewthatcorrespondstotheDSM-IVcriteriaforPTSDDescriptionApplyforandmanagetheVAbenefitsandservicesyou’ve earnedasaVeteran,Servicemember,orfamilymember likehealthcare,disability,education,andmoreClinicianAdministeredPTSDScale(CAPS-IV)The CAPSiswidelyconsideredtobethe"goldstandard"inPTSDassessment.InadditiontoassessingthePTSDsymptoms,questionstargettheimpactofThe Clinician-AdministeredPTSDScaleforDSM(CAPS-5)isaitemstructuredinterviewthatcorrespondstotheDSMcriteriaforPTSD.TheCAPSisaitem structuredinterviewthatcorrespondstotheDSM-IVcriteriaforPTSDTheCAPScanbeusedtomakeacurrent(pastmonth)orlifetimediagnosisofPTSDor toassessessymptomsoverthepastweekItcanbeadministeredbyanytrainedpersonandtakesminutesTheClinician-AdministeredPTSDScale(CAPS)isan exhaustivetooltrainedcliniciansusetoTheCAPSincludesitemsadministeredbyatrainedcliniciantoassessPTSDsymptoms,includingtheirfrequencyand severityTheCAPScanClinician-AdministeredPTSDScaleforDSM(CAPS-5)ThisitemstructuredinterviewwasdevelopedbystaffattheUSDepartmentof VeteransAffairsNationalDownloadTemplateDownloadExamplePDFHowdoesitwork?PTSDSymptomScaleInterview(PSS-IandPSS-I-5)ThePSS-Iis aitemsemi-structuredinterviewusefulforassessmentanddiagnosisAswithpreviousversionsoftheCAPS,CAPSsymptomseverityratingsarebasedon symptomfrequencyandintensity,exceptforitems(amnesia)and(diminishedinterest),whicharebasedonamountandintensityItisastructuredinterviewproviding acategoricaldiagnosis,aswellasameasureoftheseverityofPTSDsymptomsasdefinedbyDSM-IVTheCAPSisaitemstructuredinterviewthatcanbeused to:Makecurrent(pastmonth)diagnosisofPTSDPsychologicalAssessment,(3),VANationalCenterforPTSD:CAPSRequestFormItisamodifiedversionof theCAPSthatincludesageappropriateitemsandpictureresponseoptionsTheCAPSisthegoldstandardinPTSDassessmentHowever,CAPSitemsarerated withasingleseverityscore,incontrasttopreviousversionsoftheCAPSwhichTheCAPSshouldbeadministeredonlybyqualifiedinterviewerswhohaveformal traininginstructuredclinicalinterviewinganddiferentialdiagnosis,athoroughunderstandingoftheconceptualbasisofPTSDanditsvarioussymptoms,and detailedknowledgeofthefeaturesandconventionsoftheCAPSitselfTheCAPS-CAisaitemclinician-administeredPTSDscalebaseduponDSMcriteriafor childrenandadolescentsagesandaboveMakelifetimediagnosisofPTSDTheCAPSisthegoldstandardinPTSDassessmentTheCAPSisbasedonthe DSMandisthegoldstandardinPTSDassessment