TSC-40
Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC-40)
The Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 is a 40-item self-report questionnaire for adults. It is used to identify the intensity of symptoms frequently associated with trauma experienced in childhood or adulthood. It explores six clinical domains: anxiety, depression, dissociation, sexual abuse trauma index, sexual problems, and sleep disturbance. Used mainly in research and as a complementary measure in clinical assessment, it provides a total score of trauma-related distress and does not, on its own, constitute a complete diagnostic instrument for PTSD.
- Number of questions
- 40 questions
- Estimated duration
- 12 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Trauma Symptom Checklist
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- John Briere, Marsha Runtz (1992)
- Category
- PTSD
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is rated from 0 to 3 according to the frequency of the symptom. The total score is the sum of the 40 items, with a range of 0 to 120. The subscales are calculated by summing the following items: dissociation 7, 14, 16, 25, 31, 38; anxiety 1, 4, 10, 16, 21, 27, 32, 34, 39; depression 2, 3, 9, 15, 19, 20, 26, 33, 37; SATI 5, 7, 13, 21, 25, 29, 31; sleep disturbance 2, 8, 13, 19, 22, 28; sexual problems 5, 9, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 40. Higher scores indicate more marked trauma symptoms. Interpretation is dimensional, focusing on the total score, the subscale profile, and the clinical context, with no universally established clinical diagnostic cutoff.
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