The registry of certified clinicians in Preschool PTSD Treatment (PPT) and Youth PTSD Treatment (YPT) can be downloaded here. Last updated 9/12/2023.
The PPT manual is available as a book, Treating PTSD in Preschoolers: A Clinical Guide, from Guilford Press (see the Books tab on this website).
Twenty-one instructional videos to complement the book showing how to implement PPT techniques with very young children can be viewed on YouTube here.
Effectiveness and feasibility were demonstrated in a clinical trial (Scheeringa et al., 2011). PPT was recognized in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse.
The PPT manual is available as a book, Treating PTSD in Preschoolers: A Clinical Guide, from Guilford Press (see the Books tab on this website).
Twenty-one instructional videos to complement the book showing how to implement PPT techniques with very young children can be viewed on YouTube here.
Effectiveness and feasibility were demonstrated in a clinical trial (Scheeringa et al., 2011). PPT was recognized in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse.
Dr. Scheeringa has developed and validated many assessment and treatment tools, most of which are available free to download from the links below. If download links are not available, email Dr. Scheeringa at michael.scheeringa@gmail.com. The most popular tools include:
Youth PTSD Treatment (YPT). A 12-session protocol using CBT to treat PTSD in older children and adolescents.
Treatment for Youth With Disorders of Anxiety (TRYDAT). A 14-session protocol using CBT to treat anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Disorders of Anxiety (CBTDAT). A 14-session protocol using CBT to treat anxiety disorders in adults.
Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment. The DIPA interview is one of the few psychiatric diagnostic interviews for very young children, and the only one to have been tested in a clinical population, and the only one updated for the DSM-5. The DIPA covers 16 disorders. The original version used binary yes/no responses (Scheeringa and Haslett, 2010), and a newer, revised version used Likert-style responses (DIPA-L) to provide better dimensional severity scores (Scheeringa, 2020). Click here for the most recent version of the DIPA-L.
Download the DIPA user manual, which contains background information and instructions on scoring.
Click here for a list of all papers and posters that have used the DIPA.
Arabic translation download (translated by Maha Emadeldin, Beni Suef University, Egypt)
Chinese translation available from Jinsong Zhang, MD, PhD, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, zhangis2304@xinhuamed.com.cn.
Danish translation available from Stine Rønholt, Videnscenter for Psykotraumatologi, Syddansk Universitet, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, www.psykotrauma.dk.
Dutch translation is being published by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Springer Media.
French translation of the original DIPA download (translated by Susanne Thümmler MD, PhD, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice CHU-Lenval
57 avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice
French translation of the DIPA-L version, PTSD module only download.
German translation of the original categorical DIPA version, translated by Sandra Achtergarde, Klara-Maria Altemeyer und Brigitte Ramsauer, University Hospital, Münster, Germany.
Spanish translation of the DIPA-L version download, translated by Catalina Pacheco, MS with Elizabeth Allain, PhD and Mora Violeta Puertolas Lopez, MD.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Semi-Structured Interview and Observational Record for Infants and Young Children (PTSDSSI). This interview was used in studies starting in 1995 but was phased out of use in 2003. It has been replaced by the PTSD module of the DIPA.
Young Child PTSD Checklist (Scheeringa, 2013). The YCPC is a developmentally-sensitive checklist to assess PTSD in young children that is filled out by caregivers that includes a traumatic events page, 24 symptoms and 6 items of functional impairment. It has been updated for DSM-5. Click here to download the YCPC.
French translation download.
German translation download.
Hebrew translation download.
Persian translation download.
Spanish translation download.
Swedish translation download.
Young Child PTSD Screen. The YCPS is a 6-item screen that is a subset of the YCPC items. Psychometrics are in this publication: Scheeringa MS (2019). Development of a brief screen for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in young children: The Young Child PTSD Screen (YCPS). Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Vol 40(2): 105-111, doi 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000639. Click here to download the YCPS.
Dutch translation download.
French translation download.
German translation download.
Spanish translation download.
Child PTSD Checklist. The CPC includes a traumatic events page, 21 symptoms and 6 items of functional impairment. It has been updated for DSM-5. Click here to download the parent/caregiver version (CPC-P) and click here to download the child-report version (CPC-C).
CPC-P and CPC-C French translation downloads.
CPC-P Spanish translation download. CPC-C Spanish translation download.
Child and Adolescent PTSD Screen. The CAPS is a six-item quick screener that is a subset of the CPC. There is a parent/caregiver version (CAPS-P) and a child version (CAPS-C).
CAPS-P download. CAPS-C download.
Trauma and Behavioral Health Screen. The TBH is a multisyndrome self-administered scale that we created for the Louisiana Child Welfare Trauma Project (LCTP). The caregiver version contains 56 items. The child version contains 48 items. The TBH yields four scale scores for (1) PTSD, (2) Internalizing, (3) ADHD, and (4) Externalizing.
TBH-Caregiver version download. TBH-Child version download. TBH scoring guide.
TBH-Caregiver Spanish translation download. TBH-Child Spanish translation download.
Three training videos on how to interview respondents about PTSD symptoms can be viewed on YouTube here. These are called (1) TBH Girl Session, (2) TBH Grandmother Session, and (3) TBH Boy Session.
Trauma Recall Narrative Styles. This tool was created in 2013 as a way to categorize how patients recall their traumatic experiences during psychotherapy sessions. Modeled on analyses of actual psychotherapy sessions, the measure combines recall of detail, expression of emotions, and inaccurate memory to describe four categories: expressive, avoidant, undemonstrative, and fabricated. Click here for the category definitions.
Post-trauma Inventory of Parental Style. The PIPS is a 50-item instrument that measures how parents manage children’s PTSD reactions at home with particular emphasis on avoidance, sadness, re-traumatizing, and overprotective behavior.
Click here to download the PIPS.
French translation of PIPS download.
Disaster Experiences Questionnaire. The DEQ is a 21-item instrument that measures the wide variety of traumatic or stressful events that children can experience in disasters. It was created for the Hurricane Katrina disaster, but can be re-worded for other disasters.
Treatment for Youth With Disorders of Anxiety (TRYDAT). A 14-session protocol using CBT to treat anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Disorders of Anxiety (CBTDAT). A 14-session protocol using CBT to treat anxiety disorders in adults.
Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment. The DIPA interview is one of the few psychiatric diagnostic interviews for very young children, and the only one to have been tested in a clinical population, and the only one updated for the DSM-5. The DIPA covers 16 disorders. The original version used binary yes/no responses (Scheeringa and Haslett, 2010), and a newer, revised version used Likert-style responses (DIPA-L) to provide better dimensional severity scores (Scheeringa, 2020). Click here for the most recent version of the DIPA-L.
Download the DIPA user manual, which contains background information and instructions on scoring.
Click here for a list of all papers and posters that have used the DIPA.
Arabic translation download (translated by Maha Emadeldin, Beni Suef University, Egypt)
Chinese translation available from Jinsong Zhang, MD, PhD, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, zhangis2304@xinhuamed.com.cn.
Danish translation available from Stine Rønholt, Videnscenter for Psykotraumatologi, Syddansk Universitet, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, www.psykotrauma.dk.
Dutch translation is being published by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Springer Media.
French translation of the original DIPA download (translated by Susanne Thümmler MD, PhD, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice CHU-Lenval
57 avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice
French translation of the DIPA-L version, PTSD module only download.
German translation of the original categorical DIPA version, translated by Sandra Achtergarde, Klara-Maria Altemeyer und Brigitte Ramsauer, University Hospital, Münster, Germany.
Spanish translation of the DIPA-L version download, translated by Catalina Pacheco, MS with Elizabeth Allain, PhD and Mora Violeta Puertolas Lopez, MD.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Semi-Structured Interview and Observational Record for Infants and Young Children (PTSDSSI). This interview was used in studies starting in 1995 but was phased out of use in 2003. It has been replaced by the PTSD module of the DIPA.
Young Child PTSD Checklist (Scheeringa, 2013). The YCPC is a developmentally-sensitive checklist to assess PTSD in young children that is filled out by caregivers that includes a traumatic events page, 24 symptoms and 6 items of functional impairment. It has been updated for DSM-5. Click here to download the YCPC.
French translation download.
German translation download.
Hebrew translation download.
Persian translation download.
Spanish translation download.
Swedish translation download.
Young Child PTSD Screen. The YCPS is a 6-item screen that is a subset of the YCPC items. Psychometrics are in this publication: Scheeringa MS (2019). Development of a brief screen for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in young children: The Young Child PTSD Screen (YCPS). Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Vol 40(2): 105-111, doi 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000639. Click here to download the YCPS.
Dutch translation download.
French translation download.
German translation download.
Spanish translation download.
Child PTSD Checklist. The CPC includes a traumatic events page, 21 symptoms and 6 items of functional impairment. It has been updated for DSM-5. Click here to download the parent/caregiver version (CPC-P) and click here to download the child-report version (CPC-C).
CPC-P and CPC-C French translation downloads.
CPC-P Spanish translation download. CPC-C Spanish translation download.
Child and Adolescent PTSD Screen. The CAPS is a six-item quick screener that is a subset of the CPC. There is a parent/caregiver version (CAPS-P) and a child version (CAPS-C).
CAPS-P download. CAPS-C download.
Trauma and Behavioral Health Screen. The TBH is a multisyndrome self-administered scale that we created for the Louisiana Child Welfare Trauma Project (LCTP). The caregiver version contains 56 items. The child version contains 48 items. The TBH yields four scale scores for (1) PTSD, (2) Internalizing, (3) ADHD, and (4) Externalizing.
TBH-Caregiver version download. TBH-Child version download. TBH scoring guide.
TBH-Caregiver Spanish translation download. TBH-Child Spanish translation download.
Three training videos on how to interview respondents about PTSD symptoms can be viewed on YouTube here. These are called (1) TBH Girl Session, (2) TBH Grandmother Session, and (3) TBH Boy Session.
Trauma Recall Narrative Styles. This tool was created in 2013 as a way to categorize how patients recall their traumatic experiences during psychotherapy sessions. Modeled on analyses of actual psychotherapy sessions, the measure combines recall of detail, expression of emotions, and inaccurate memory to describe four categories: expressive, avoidant, undemonstrative, and fabricated. Click here for the category definitions.
Post-trauma Inventory of Parental Style. The PIPS is a 50-item instrument that measures how parents manage children’s PTSD reactions at home with particular emphasis on avoidance, sadness, re-traumatizing, and overprotective behavior.
Click here to download the PIPS.
French translation of PIPS download.
Disaster Experiences Questionnaire. The DEQ is a 21-item instrument that measures the wide variety of traumatic or stressful events that children can experience in disasters. It was created for the Hurricane Katrina disaster, but can be re-worded for other disasters.