Post-traumatic stress (PCL-5)
Responses that remain after a difficult experience. Answer the app’s questionnaire and see your result right away.
Source · Weathers FW, Litz BT, Keane TM, Palmieri PA, Marx BP, Schnurr PP. The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD; 2013.
Understanding your PCL-5 result
Post-traumatic stress is explored with 20 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Keeping your worst stressful experience in mind, indicate how much each problem has bothered you in the past month.
Reading your results
Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
A question to reflect on
Has it been difficult to rest comfortably at night lately? Explore post-traumatic stress in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
Frequently asked questions
- How many questions are in Post-traumatic stress (PCL-5), and how long does it take?
- There are 20 questions, and it usually takes about 4 minutes. For each question you choose one of 5 answers, from “Not at all” to “Extremely”. There are no right or wrong answers.
- What does this PCL-5 check explore?
- Post-traumatic stress is explored with 20 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Keeping your worst stressful experience in mind, indicate how much each problem has bothered you in the past month.
- How should I interpret the score?
- Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
- What could I discuss after the check?
- Has it been difficult to rest comfortably at night lately? Explore post-traumatic stress in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
- Do I need to sign in? Are my answers saved?
- You can see your results right away without signing in. Your answers are used only for scoring and are not stored on our servers.
- Can I bring these results into a counseling session?
- Use the analysis button at the bottom of the result screen to have a short conversation with Maeumi without signing in. After the conversation, you can continue in the app. The web conversation does not transfer automatically to the app.
- Can I send this check to a friend?
- Use Share test at the top of the screen to share the questionnaire link. This link does not contain your answers, result, name or account.