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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 27;34(4):332–338. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.02.003

Table 5.

Cutoffs for screening for PTSD and thresholds for reliable and clinically significant change for the PCL and abbreviated versions

Suggested cutoff Reliable change Clinically significant change
PCL* 28-50 ±5-10 ±10-20
PCL-6 14 ±4 ±4-12
PCL-2 4 ±2 ±2-5
*

Based on Lang et al., 2005, NCPTSD [30]