Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5)
Clinician score entry
A trained interviewer completes the full CAPS-5 assessment. Enter only its twenty-symptom severity total.
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About this scale and references
Reference information · Score-entry tool
- Last content update
- 2026-10-26
- Clinical review
- Not independently reviewed
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- Coverage
- Score-entry tool
| Field | Instrument context |
|---|---|
| Version | CAPS-5; DSM-5 twenty-symptom severity total |
| Respondent | Trained clinician |
| Purpose | Score interpretation for Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) |
Administration
A trained interviewer completes the full CAPS-5 assessment. Enter only its twenty-symptom severity total.
Scoring method
Twenty symptom-severity ratings of 0–4 yield 0–80. Other interview findings do not enter this sum.
Interpretation & limitations
- The severity total is dimensional. PTSD diagnosis also requires the interview’s exposure, cluster, duration, impairment and validity findings.
- This calculator does not reproduce the interview, perform diagnostic branching or replace CAPS-5 training.