PTSD Test

The PCL-5 clinical PTSD test is available online for free and completely confidential. The best PTSD test is the PCL-5, an easy way to measure your current response to questions and situations and reflect on how trauma is affecting you on daily basis.

Free & Anonymous

Free & Anonymous Online PCL-5 Test. Measure your trauma responses in 5-10 minutes over 20 questions and you'll get a clear score at the end without providing details or signing up.

Instant Scores

You don't need to provide personal information or email addresses. Just take your time with the questions and get real-time scores for PTSD symptoms.

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PTSD Test FAQ

Do you experience any of the following PTSD symptoms?

PTSD presents as the inability to regulate emotions and mood with intense episodes of anxiety, depression, hyper-vigilance, re-occurring thoughts and being highly sensitive to triggers such as smells, sounds, light, places and people.

Other symptoms of PTSD include:

withdrawal of social situations
nightmares or night terrors
flashbacks
fear
guilt
shame
regret
anger
grief
reliving events over and over
breakdown of relationships
insomnia
loss of meaning in life or direction
gastrointestinal problems
sexual dysfunction
pain
headaches/migraines

No. While the PCL-5 PTSD test is a clinically recognised test, it is first and foremost a self-reporting tool. The PTSD test helps you understand your current mental and physical health (dysregulated nervous system) and helps your treatment team better understand your needs. For a complete assessment please contact us for more information

Goodsky uses this tool in our programs to guide treatment and measure how you are responding to the levels of care. It provides feedback through your program and helps us to adapt treatments to your individual needs and progress.

Take the PTSD Test (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Test)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PCL-5)

20 questions that assess the DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD

The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) is a self-report instrument for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) based on the DSM-5 diagnosis criteria.

It’s a 20-item self-report measure that assesses the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms. The questions on the PCL-5 correspond with DSM-5 criteria for PTSD. The PCL-5 has a variety of purposes, including quantifying and monitoring symptoms over time, screening individuals for PTSD, and assisting in making a provisional diagnosis of PTSD.

The PCL-5 is a self-report instrument and can be completed in approximately 5-10 minutes. It was developed by staff at VA's National Center for PTSD and is not copyrighted. The PCL-5 should not be used as a stand-alone diagnostic tool. When considering a diagnosis, the clinician will still need to use clinical interviewing skills and a recommended structured interview (e.g., Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5, CAPS-5) to determine a diagnosis.