Quick Trauma Check

PC-PTSD-5 (Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5)

⏱ 1–2 min 6 questions Free · Private

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About this check

The PC-PTSD-5 is a short trauma screener used in primary care clinics. It first asks whether you have ever been through a frightening or traumatic event. If so, it asks 5 quick yes/no questions about how that event is still affecting you now.

Important: This is a screener, not a diagnosis. PTSD diagnosis requires a full clinical interview. Many people who have lived through trauma do not develop PTSD, and not having PTSD does not mean what happened was not serious.

What your score means

No trauma reported · score 0–0

You indicated you have not experienced a frightening or traumatic event of the kind this test asks about. There is nothing further to check here.

Below threshold · score 0–2

You reported a traumatic event, but fewer than 3 of the follow-up questions were a "yes". This suggests that, by this brief screen, you are below the threshold typically used to flag probable PTSD.

Positive screen · score 3–5

You answered yes to 3 or more follow-up questions. This is the point at which clinical guidelines recommend a fuller assessment for post-traumatic stress.

How it works

Sometimes things happen to people that are unusually or especially frightening, horrible, or traumatic. For example: a serious accident or fire, physical or sexual assault or abuse, a natural disaster, war, or the sudden death of someone close.

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If you are in crisis: Please call Tele-MANAS 14416 (free, 24/7, many Indian languages) or 112 for emergencies. You can also reach iCall, Vandrevala Foundation, or AASRA.