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## Take the Questionnaire
Choose one answer for each question in Parts 1 and 2, then select See my results. Part 3 is optional. The PTSD checklist takes about 5 to 10 minutes. [1]
## What Your Scores Mean
The PTSD checklist adds up 17 answers, each scored from 1 to 5, for a total between 17 and 85. Higher scores mean more PTSD symptoms over the past month. For pain clinics and other specialty medical practices, the suggested screening cut-point falls between 36 and 44. [1]
The anxiety checklist adds up seven answers, each scored from 0 to 3, for a total between 0 and 21. Scores of 5, 10 and 15 mark mild, moderate and severe anxiety, and a score of 10 or more is the point where a clinician should take a closer look. [2]
A physician makes the diagnosis at your consultation. Your scores show how much these symptoms are affecting you and give that conversation a starting point.
## Treatment for PTSD and Anxiety at PHI
PHI’s physicians treat PTSD and anxiety with two fast-acting options. A [stellate ganglion block (SGB)](/treatments/stellate-ganglion-block/) is an image-guided injection that calms the body’s fight-or-flight response, and many patients feel relief within 30 minutes. [Ketamine infusion therapy](/treatments/ketamine/) works on the brain pathways behind depression, anxiety and intrusive thoughts. Some patients benefit from both, and we plan the order at consultation.
Veterans receive a discount on stellate ganglion block for PTSD. Let us know you served when you reach out.
Read more about how we approach [PTSD](/concerns/ptsd/) and [anxiety](/concerns/anxiety/).
If you are in crisis right now
#### If You Are in Crisis
If you are in active crisis, please contact your mental health provider or call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day. PHI is not equipped for acute crisis intervention and is not the right starting point in those moments.
[988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · 24/7](tel:988)
## Questions About the Questionnaire
**Q: Are my answers sent to PHI?**
No. The questionnaire adds up your scores on your own device. Nothing you choose is sent to PHI or anyone else, nothing is saved, and no third-party tracking runs on this page. Print or save your results if you want to keep them.
**Q: Is this a diagnosis?**
It is a screening tool. A physician makes the diagnosis at your consultation, and your results help that conversation start in the right place.
**Q: What are the PCL-C and the GAD-7?**
The PCL-C is the civilian version of the PTSD Checklist: 17 questions about PTSD symptoms over the past month. [1] The GAD-7 is a seven-question anxiety checklist about the last two weeks. [2] Clinicians use both to screen for symptoms and to gauge how severe they are.
**Q: How should I use my results?**
Print them or save them as a PDF, then bring them to your consultation or keep them handy when you call (310) 856-9488. If you take the PTSD checklist again during treatment, a drop of 10 points or more is a sign of meaningful improvement. [1]
**Q: Do I have to answer Part 3?**
No. Part 3 is optional and not scored. It covers questions your physician will ask at your consultation, such as your diagnoses and medications, and it prints with your results.
**Q: Is there a discount for veterans?**
Yes. Veterans receive a discount on stellate ganglion block for PTSD. Let us know you served when you reach out.
> Using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-IV (PCL). U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
— [National Center for PTSD](https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/documents/PCL_handoutDSM4.pdf)
> A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2006.
— [Spitzer RL, et al.](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16717171/)
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