Table 5.
Item Mapping for CAPS-5 Measurement Models
| CAPS-5 Item | Item description | Model | |||||
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| DSM-5 | Dysphoric arousal | Dysphoria | Externalizing behaviors | Anhedonia | Hybrid | ||
| 1 (B1) | Memories | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT |
| 2 (B2) | Dreams | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT |
| 3 (B3) | Flashbacks | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT |
| 4 (B4) | Cued distress | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT |
| 5 (B5) | Cued physical reactions | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT | INT |
| 6 (C1) | Avoiding internal reminders | AVD | AVD | AVD | AVD | AVD | AVD |
| 7 (C2) | Avoiding external reminders | AVD | AVD | AVD | AVD | AVD | AVD |
| 8 (D1) | Dissociative amnesia | NCM | NCM | DYS | NCM | NAF | NAF |
| 9 (D2) | Negative beliefs | NCM | NCM | DYS | NCM | NAF | NAF |
| 10 (D3) | Blame | NCM | NCM | DYS | NCM | NAF | NAF |
| 11 (D4) | Negative feelings | NCM | NCM | DYS | NCM | NAF | NAF |
| 12 (D5) | Loss of interest | NCM | NCM | DYS | NCM | ANH | ANH |
| 13 (D6) | Detachment or estrangement | NCM | NCM | DYS | NCM | ANH | ANH |
| 14 (D7) | Numbing | NCM | NCM | DYS | NCM | ANH | ANH |
| 15 (E1) | Irritability or aggressive behavior | AAR | DAR | DYS | EXT | DAR | EXT |
| 16 (E2) | Reckless behavior | AAR | DAR | DYS | EXT | DAR | EXT |
| 17 (E3) | Hypervigilance | AAR | AXA | AXA | AXA | AXA | AXA |
| 18 (E4) | Startle | AAR | AXA | AXA | AXA | AXA | AXA |
| 19 (E5) | Concentration | AAR | DAR | DYS | DAR | DAR | DAR |
| 20 (E6) | Sleep | AAR | DAR | DYS | DAR | DAR | DAR |
Note. CAPS-5 = Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5; DSM-5 = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.); INT = Intrusions cluster; AVD = Avoidance cluster; NCM = Negative alterations in cognition and mood cluster; AAR = Alterations in arousal and reactivity cluster; DAR = dysphoric arousal cluster; AXA = anxious arousal cluster; DYS = dysphoria cluster; EXT = Externalizing cluster; ANH = Anhedonia cluster.