TSDS | Clinical Workbench

Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale (TSDS)

Discrimination means being unfairly treated because of an individual characteristic, such as race or ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, social class, age, or disability.

Rate how often each type of stress has occurred because of one major discriminatory experience or multiple experiences over the course of life.

Types of Discrimination Experienced

Select each applicable type and estimate its percentage of the client’s overall discrimination experience. Percentages are descriptive and ideally total 100%.

Total score

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Average response

0 of 21 answered

No diagnostic cutoff is established. Higher scores indicate more frequent anxiety-related trauma symptoms attributed to discrimination. Interpret the pattern and total with clinical interview, context, identity, systemic factors, supports, and client meaning.

Generated Documentation

Output style Narrative List

Clinical Note

The TSDS measures the frequency of anxiety-related trauma symptoms attributed to discrimination. It does not determine whether an event meets DSM trauma criteria and does not independently establish PTSD or another diagnosis.

Williams, M. T., Printz, D. M. B., & DeLapp, R. C. T. (2018). Assessing racial trauma with the Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale.