Frank W Weathers

Biographic Data

ID7530766
NAMEFrank W Weathers
GIVEN NAMESFrank W
FAMILY NAMEWeathers
SIGNATUREWEATHERS F W
AFFILIATIONSAuburn University
ORCID0000-0003-1609-1077
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Development and evaluation of a centralized assessment hub for the clinician-administered PTSD Scale for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (Caps-5)

    Open AccessMichelle J Bovin, Kristina Caudle et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2025

    Our Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition training protocol was used successfully in the largest PTSD clinical trial to date. The use of a centralized assessment hub ensured highly accurate assessment that likely could not have been achieved using site-based raters across multiple sites. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Highly stressful events and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among veterinary professionals

    Sharon Kramper, Eric S Crosby et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2023

    Future research should consider strategies to mitigate the negative consequences that result from unavoidable exposure to highly stressful events in the veterinary workplace. Moreover, the types of events specific to veterinary medicine should be considered when assessing for traumatic events and post-exposure symptoms in veterinary professionals. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

  • The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM–5 (Caps-5)

    Frank W Weathers, Michelle J Bovin et al.ARTICLEPsychological Assessment2018

    The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) is an extensively validated and widely used structured diagnostic interview for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The CAPS was recently revised to correspond with PTSD criteria in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013). This article describes the development of the CAPS for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) and presents the result…

  • Psychometric analysis of the PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5) among treatment-seeking military service members.

    Open AccessJennifer Wortmann, Amity Jordan et al.ARTICLEPsychological Assessment2016

    The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5; Weathers et al., 2013) was recently revised to reflect the changed diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013). We investigated the psychometric properties of PCL-5 scores in a large cohort (N = 912) of military service members seeking PTSD treatment …

  • Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Fifth Edition (PCL-5) in veterans.

    Open AccessMichelle J Bovin, Brian P Marx et al.ARTICLEPsychological Assessment2016

    This study examined the psychometric properties of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (PCL-5; Weathers, Litz, et al., 2013b) in 2 independent samples of veterans receiving care at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (N = 468). A subsample of these participants (n = 140) was used to define a valid diagnostic cutoff score for the instrument using the Clinician-Adm…

  • Is posttraumatic growth trauma-specific? Invariance across trauma- and stressor-exposed groups

    Madison W Silverstein, Daniel J Lee et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2016

    Findings indicate that PTG might not be qualitatively or quantitatively distinct from growth due to NTSEs, and TEs and NTSEs elicit similar levels of PTG. Limitations include cross-sectional design. (PsycINFO Database Record

  • The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5 (PCL‐5)

    Open AccessChristy A Blevins, Frank W Weathers et al.ARTICLEJournal of Traumatic Stress2015

    The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) is a widely used DSM ‐correspondent self‐report measure of PTSD symptoms. The PCL was recently revised to reflect DSM‐5 changes to the PTSD criteria. In this article, the authors describe the development and initial psychometric evaluation of the PCL for DSM‐5 (PCL‐5). Psychometric properties of the PCL‐5 were examined in 2 studies involving trauma‐exposed college students. In Study 1 ( N = 278), …

  • The role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters in the prediction of passive suicidal ideation

    Margaret T Davis, Tracy K Witte et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2014

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation

    Margaret T Davis, Tracy K Witte et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2013

  • Clinician-administered PTSD scale

    Open AccessFrank W Weathers, Terence M Keane et al.ARTICLEDepression and Anxiety2001

    The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) is a structured interview for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnostic status and symptom severity. In the 10 years since it was developed, the CAPS has become a standard criterion measure in the field of traumatic stress and has now been used in more than 200 studies. In this paper, we first trace the history of the CAPS and provide an update on recent developments. Then we review the…

  • The development of a clinician‐administered PTSD scale

    Open AccessDudley David Blake, Frank W Weathers et al.ARTICLEJournal of Traumatic Stress1995

    Several interviews are available for assessing PTSD. These interviews vary in merit when compared on stringent psychometric and utility standards. Of all the interviews, the Clinician‐Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS‐1) appears to satisfy these standards most uniformly. The CAPS‐1 is a structured interview for assessing core and associated symptoms of PTSD. It assesses the frequency and intensity of each symptom using standard prompt questions and e…