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Brief trauma response screen (PC-PTSD-5)

A brief look at responses after a difficult experience. Answer the app’s questionnaire and see your result right away.

Sometimes things happen to people that are unusually or especially frightening, horrible, or traumatic. For example: a serious accident or fire; a physical or sexual assault or abuse; an earthquake or flood; a war; seeing someone be killed or seriously injured; having a loved one die through homicide or suicide. Have you ever experienced this kind of event?

Source · Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, et al. The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5). J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(10):1206–1211. US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD.

Understanding your PC-PTSD-5 result

Brief trauma response screen is explored with 5 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. After the question about lifetime exposure, answer the symptom questions for the past month. In the past month, have you...

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

Do you have a place where you can rest comfortably these days? Explore brief trauma response screen in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.

Frequently asked questions

How many questions are in Brief trauma response screen (PC-PTSD-5), and how long does it take?
There are 5 questions, and it usually takes about 1 minute. For each question you choose one of 2 answers, from “No” to “Yes”. There are no right or wrong answers.
What does this PC-PTSD-5 check explore?
Brief trauma response screen is explored with 5 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. After the question about lifetime exposure, answer the symptom questions for the past month. In the past month, have you...
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?
Do you have a place where you can rest comfortably these days? Explore brief trauma response screen 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.

Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, et al. The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5). J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(10):1206–1211. US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD.