This report describes the reliability, validity, treatment sensitivity, 
diagnostic performance and normative values for the Short Post-Traumatic Stress 
Disorder (PTSD) Rating Interview (SPRINT), a brief, global assessment for PTSD. 
The SPRINT was administered to subjects participating in a clinical trial of 
PTSD and in a population survey assessing PTSD prevalence. The 8-item SPRINT 
includes questions assessing the core symptoms of PTSD, as well as related 
aspects of somatic malaise, stress vulnerability and functional impairment. 
Validity was assessed against the MINI structured interview, the Davidson Trauma 
Scale, Treatment Outcome for PTSD Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, 
Sheehan Stress Vulnerability Scale, Sheehan Disability Scale and Clinical Global 
Impressions of Severity and Improvement Scales. Good test-retest reliability, 
internal consistency, convergent and divergent validity were obtained. The 
SPRINT was responsive to symptom change over time and correlated with comparable 
PTSD symptom measures. In victims of trauma, a score of 14-17 was associated 
with 96% diagnostic accuracy, whereas in those with PTSD, highest efficiency 
corresponded to a range of 11-13. The SPRINT demonstrates solid psychometric 
properties and can serve as a reliable, valid and homogeneous measure of PTSD 
illness severity and of global improvement.