LEC-5
Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5)
The LEC-5 is a self-report questionnaire designed to identify exposure to potentially traumatic events over the lifetime. It helps the psychologist identify the nature of the events experienced, the type of exposure and the possible index event to be explored subsequently in an assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder. The tool covers 16 categories of events likely to cause significant distress, plus an open item for any other extremely stressful event. In clinical practice, it is mainly used as a first step to structure the trauma history and document DSM-5 Criterion A, alongside symptom-focused tools.
- Number of questions
- 17 questions
- Estimated duration
- 5 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Life Events Checklist for DSM-5
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Frank W. Weathers, Dean D. Blake, Paula P. Schnurr, Danny G. Kaloupek, Brian P. Marx, Terence M. Keane (2013)
- Category
- General
Scoring & interpretation
There is no total score or composite score. For each item, one or more types of exposure are recorded from six possible responses: happened to me, witnessed it, learned about it, part of my job, not sure, doesn't apply. Interpretation focuses on the presence of one or more potentially traumatic events, their type and the type of exposure. If several events are reported, it is recommended to identify the one that is currently the most distressing in order to guide the subsequent clinical assessment.
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