PTSD Checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C)
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B. T., Huska, J. A., & Keane, T. M. (1994). The PTSD checklist-civilian version (PCL-C). Boston: National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division.
(1) Not at all; (2) A little bit; (3) Moderately; (4) Quite a bit; (5) Extremely
Instruction to patient: Below is a list of problems and complaints that people sometimes have in response to stressful life experiences. Please read each one carefully, then select which response indicates how much you have been bothered by that problem in the past month.
1. Repeated, disturbing memories, thoughts, or images of a stressful experience from the past?
2. Repeated, disturbing dreams of a stressful experience from the past?
3. Suddenly acting or feeling as if a stressful experience were happening again (as if you were reliving it)?
4. Feeling very upset when something reminded you of a stressful experience from the past?
5. Having physical reactions (e.g., heart pounding, trouble breathing, or sweating) when something reminded you of a stressful experience from the past?
6. Avoiding thinking about or talking about a stressful experience from the past or avoiding having feelings related to it?
7. Avoiding activities or situations because they reminded you of a stressful experience from the past?
8. Trouble remembering important parts of a stressful experience from the past?
9. Loss of interest in activities that you used to enjoy?
10. Feeling distant or cut off from other people?
11. Feeling emotionally numb or being unable to have loving feelings for those close to you?
12. Feeling as if your future will somehow be cut short?
13. Trouble falling or staying asleep?
14. Feeling irritable or having angry outbursts?
15. Having difficulty concentrating?
16. Being “super alert” or watchful or on guard?
17. Feeling jumpy or easily startled?
Cronbach's alpha coefficients =.94
Convergent and discriminant validity
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Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B. T., Huska, J. A., & Keane, T. M. (1994). The PTSD checklist-civilian version (PCL-C). Boston: National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division.
When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.