Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Assessment / Evaluation

Clinician Administered Disssociative States Scale (Bremner, Mazure, Putnam) Download CADSS from Dr Bremner's website (0.1MB)

Childhood Traumatic Events Scale (Pennebaker & Susman, 1988) Download CTES from Dr Pennebaker's website (0.1MB)

Copyright materials

The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies has a resources section on its website. It has information about:

Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)

Acute Stress Disorder Interview (ASDI)

Posttraumatic Sympton Scale - Interview Version (PSS-I)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist(PCL)

Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS)

CAPS-CA

Acute Stress Checklist for Children (ASC-Kids)

Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS)

Reactions to Research Participation Questionnaires for Children and Parents (RRPQ-C and RRPQ-P)

Formulation

Cognitive formulation of PTSD Download (0.1MB)

Intervention

The Medical University of South Carolina has a free online course teaching how to conduct Cognitive Processing Therapy. Developed by Dr Patricia Resick this is a structured programme for the treamtnet of PTSD. The course involves video and access to the treatment manual link to the CPT course at MUSC.edu

The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies has a resources section on its website. It has treatment manuals for:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Acute Stress Disorder
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Trauma Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children
Other practitioner resources

PTSD self-help booklet from Glasgow STEPS including information about PTSD and self-help interventions Download from GlasgowSTEPS.com (2.8MB)

PTSD information for patients Download from ufrgs.br

Grounding Techniques

PTSD is characterised by flashbacks and dissociation. Grounding techniques are essential to help people remain focussed and in the present. They can be used to prevent arousal from getting too high during trauma reprocessing.

Grounding Techniques Download from CAMH.net

Grounding Techniques Download from WayneMorsePHD.com