Hierarchy of PTSD symptom severity measurement scales
| Hierarchy | PTSD symptom severity rating scales | Abbreviation |
| 1 | UCLA Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index | UCLA PTSD Index |
| 2 | Child PTSD Symptoms Scale | CPSS |
| 3 | Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale/Clinician Administered PTSD Scale-Child and Adolescent Version | CAPS/CAPS-CA |
| 4 | Impact of Events Scale/The Children’s Revised Impact of Events Scale | IES/CRIES |
| 5 | Parent Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms/Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms | PROPS/CROPS |
| 6 | Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia | K-SADS |
| 7 | Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children | TSCC |
| 8 | Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory/Child Post-traumatic Cognitions Inventory | PTCI/CPTCI |
| 9 | Harvard Trauma Questionnaire | HTQ |
| 10 | Post-traumatic Stress Scale | PSS |
| 11 | Child Post-Traumatic Stress—Reaction Index | CPTS-RI |
| 12 | The Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment | PAPA |
| 13 | Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule | ADIS |
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