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PSS™

PTSD and Suicide Screener™

John Briere, PhD

Purpose:
Screens for PTSD and suicide risk quickly
Format:
Paper and pencil, Online administration and scoring via PARiConnect
Age range:
18 years to 99 years
Time:
1-5 minutes
Qualification level:
S
S
A degree, certificate, or license to practice in a health care profession or occupation, including (but not limited to) the following: medicine, neurology, nursing, occupational therapy and other allied health care professions, physician's assistants, psychiatry, social work; plus appropriate training and experience in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical behavioral assessment instruments. Certain health care providers may be eligible to purchase selected "B" and "C" level instruments within their area of expertise. Specifically, relevant supervised clinical experience using tests (i.e., internship, residency, etc.) in combination with formal coursework ( i.e., Tests and Measurement, Individual Assessment, or equivalent) qualifies a health care provider to purchase certain restricted products. Any PAR Customer already qualified to purchase a "B" or "C" level product, is also qualified to purchase an "S" level product. If you are not already qualified to purchase a "B"or "C" level product from PAR, please download and complete the special Qualification Form for Medical and Allied Health Professionals. (You will need Adobe Acrobat to view.) Close

Screen Your Clients for PTSD or Suicide Risk with this 14 Item Questionnaire Based on the DAPS

 

Derived from the Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS), the PSS screens individuals for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidality in minutes.

Features and benefits

  • The one-page self-report form consists of only 14 items, requiring just a few minutes to administer and score.
  • The PSS is helpful in determining PTSD and suicide risk for individuals exposed to a variety of traumas, including childhood abuse, adult sexual or physical assaults, disasters, motor vehicle accidents, shootings and stabbings, burns, life-threatening illnesses, invasive medical procedures, and events associated with military deployment.
  • Administer in individual or group testing situations.
  • Digital administration and scoring are available on PARiConnect. Or you can administer and score by hand.
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