CTQ-28 – Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ; 28-item version)
The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ; 28-item version), a self-report instrument, assesses child-hood maltreatment in five areas: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect. Subjects rate statements about childhood experiences (before age 18) on five-point Likert-type scales, (“never true” to “very often true”). Most items are phrased in objective terms (e.g., “When…
