The primary care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD): development and operating characteristics
By A. Prins, P. Ouimette, R. Kimerling, R. Cameron, D. Hugelshofer, Jennifer Shaw-Hegwer, A. Thrailkill, F. Gusman, J. Sheikh. 2004
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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health
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- Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and military personnel: epidemiology, screening, and case recognition. (2012, background): “This, coupled with the fact that PTSD is commonly unrecognized in primary care settings, led to the development of the PC-PTSD, a brief screening tool for PTSD that is easily administered and scored by nonmental health professionals (Prins et al., 2003).”
- Customized Computer-Based Administration of the PCL-5 for the Efficient Assessment of PTSD: A Proof-of-Principle Study (2017, background): “…dl y. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy © 2016 American Psychological Association 2017, Vol. 9, No. 3, 379–389 1942-9681/17/$12.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000226 379 Prins et al., 2004), which consists of four items, and Posttraumatic Stress Checklist for DSM–III–”
- Validating the primary care posttraumatic stress disorder screen and the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist with soldiers returning from combat. (2008, methodology): “Two measures commonly used to screen for PTSD are the Primary Care-PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD; Prins et al., 2004) and the PTSD Checklist (PCL; Weathers, Litz, Herman, Huska, & Keane, 1993).”
- Mental health problems, use of mental health services, and attrition from military service after returning from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. (2006, methodology): “The PDHA includes a 4-item screen for PTSD, developed by National Center for PTSD for primary care settings (Primary care-PTSD screen or “PCPTSD”).(16) This screen includes 4 questions covering the key domains of PTSD, including re-experiencing trauma, numbing, avoidance, and hyperarousal.”
- Longitudinal assessment of mental health problems among active and reserve component soldiers returning from the Iraq war. (2007, methodology): “Both assessments include a 2-item depression instrument from the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)(13,14) and the Primary Care 4-item posttraumatic stress disorder screen (PC-PTSD).(15) A question on suicidal ideation from the PHQ(13) and a question on interpersonal aggressive ideation were include”
- The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM–5 (CAPS-5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation in Military Veterans (2017, methodology): “, 2002) and Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD; Prins et al., 2003), administered during an initial phone contact with a trained research assistant.”
- Psychological distress, coping behaviors, and preferences for support among New York healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, methodology): “As less than a month had passed since the start of the pandemic and first participant enrollment in the survey, we used the 4-item Primary Care PTSD screen [9] (PC-PTSD, range 0–4; score ≥ 3 indicates a positive screen) as a marker for acute stress; if symptoms persist, participants may develop post”
- The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans: a meta-analysis. (2015, methodology): “Twenty-five studies determined PTSD diagnosis based on medical record review, two studies used a version of the PTSD Checklist (Weathers, Litz, Herman, Huska, & Keane, 1993), and three studies utilized the Primary Care PTSD Screen (Bliese et al., 2008; Prins et al., 2004).”