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International Trauma Questionnaire – Child and Adolescent
Version (ITQ-CA)
Instructions:
Below are problems people can have after an upsetting or a stressful event. Thinking about that event,
select how much the following things have bothered you in the PAST MONTH.
Never A little bit Sometimes A lot Almost Always
1 Bad dreams reminding me of what happened. 0 1 2 3 4
Pictures in my head of what happened. Feels like it is
2
happening right now.
0 1 2 3 4
Trying not to think about what happened. Or to not
3
have feelings about it.
0 1 2 3 4
Staying away from anything that reminds me of what
4
happened (people, places, things, situations, talks).
0 1 2 3 4
Being overly careful (checking to see who is around
5
me).
0 1 2 3 4
6 Being jumpy. 0 1 2 3 4
Yes No
Have any of the above problems interfered with
7
getting along with friends?
1 0
8 Have they interfered with getting along with family? 1 0
9 Have they interfered with your school work? 1 0
Have they interfered with anything else that is
10
important to you (hobbies, other relationships)?
1 0
11 Have they interfered with your general happiness? 1 0
Never A little bit Sometimes A lot Almost Always
Below are problems people report after traumatic or stressful events. They are about how you feel,
what you believe about yourselves and others. Select how much the following things have bothered
12 you in the past month. 0 1 2 3 4
Having trouble calming down when I am upset (angry, scared or sad).
Not being able to have any feelings or feeling empty
13
inside.
0 1 2 3 4
14 Feeling like a failure. 0 1 2 3 4
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Never A little bit Sometimes A lot Almost Always
15 Thinking I am not a good person. 0 1 2 3 4
16 Not feeling close to other people. 0 1 2 3 4
17 Having a hard time staying close to other people. 0 1 2 3 4
Yes No
Have any of the above problems interfered with
18
getting along with friends?
1 0
19 Have they interfered with getting along with family? 1 0
20 Have they interfered with your schoolwork? 1 0
Have they interfered with anything else that is
21
important to you (hobbies, other relationships)?
1 0
22 Have they interfered with your general happiness? 1 0
Developer Reference:
Cloitre, M., Shevlin, M., Brewin, C. R., Bisson, J. I., Roberts, N. P., Maercker, A., ... Hyland, P. (2018). The
International Trauma Questionnaire: Development of a self-report measure of ICD-11 PTSD and complex
PTSD. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 138(6), 536–546.
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