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The posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM‐5 (PCL‐5) is among few validated measures of PTSD severity in line with the DSM‐5. Validation efforts among veteran samples have recommended cut scores of 33 and 38 to indicate PTSD; cut scores vary across populations depending on factors such as trauma type. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of and identify optimal cut scores for the PCL‐5 in relation to the gold standard Clinician‐Administered PTSD Scale for DSM‐5 (CAPS‐5) among traumatically injured individuals 6 months after discharge from a level I trauma center.

A total of 251 participants completed the PCL‐5 and CAPS‐5 6 months after discharge from a level I trauma center following traumatic injury. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses detailed diagnostic accuracy of the PCL‐5 and identified the optimal cut score via …