PCL-5 PTSD Symptom Scores from Dutch Public Health Monitor 2022

72,851 survey responses from the Dutch Public Health Monitor 2022, including PCL-5 sum scores for PTSD assessment. The dataset was created by Anouk van Duinkerken and last updated on April 15, 2026. It likely contains scores and event categories related to pandemic experiences.

Use Cases

• Analyze PTSD prevalence based on PCL-5 scores mentioned in the description
• Test measurement invariance across different pandemic-related event categories described
• Compare symptom severity between events fulfilling DSM-5 and ICD-11 exposure criteria
• Validate clinical assessment tools using a large-scale population survey

Strengths

• 72,851 survey responses from a random sample of the Dutch population
• Mean PCL-5 score of 12.36 and PTSD prevalence of 9.74% are provided
• Data supports measurement invariance analysis across event types

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• 13.5 KB size suggests a limited scope, likely summary or aggregated data

Provenance

Source

Dutch Public Health Monitor 2022

Collection Method

Extracted from a large random sample survey of the Dutch population

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 17:46:33; freshness should be verified

Geography

Netherlands