Privately choose the experience that troubles you most. Items 1: 9 and 16: 18 refer to the past month; items 10: 15 ask how you typically feel, think about yourself, and relate to others. You do not need to describe what happened or enter personal details.
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The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) evaluates two distinct diagnostic constructs according to the World Health Organization ICD-11 framework.
PTSD Core: Re-experiencing in the present, deliberate avoidance of internal/external reminders, and persistent perception of current threat with functional impairment.
Disturbances in Self-Organization (DSO): Affect dysregulation, persistent negative self-concept (feelings of worthlessness or being permanently broken), and relational difficulties.
The ITQ requires a score of 2 or higher (Moderately) on at least one symptom per cluster plus confirmed functional impairment.
| Score | Level / Criteria | Psychometric Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| PTSD | Meets PTSD criteria | Simultaneous presence of re-experiencing, avoidance, and sense of threat with daily life impairment. |
| Complex PTSD | Meets CPTSD criteria | Meets full PTSD criteria plus all three clusters of Disturbances in Self-Organization (DSO). |
| Sub-threshold | No clinical profile | Reported symptoms do not reach the threshold for an ICD-11 trauma diagnosis. |
PTSD centers on the core triad of re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal. Complex PTSD typically arises from prolonged or inescapable trauma and adds pervasive difficulties in affect regulation, self-concept, and relationships.
No. You simply identify a difficult experience in your own mind and report your symptoms over the past month. No narrative text is requested or stored.
No. The ITQ is a standardized clinical screener. A definitive diagnosis requires a structured clinical interview with a qualified mental health clinician.
You can stop or exit at any moment. The tool is completely private, and immediate crisis support contacts are accessible at the bottom of the page.