Screen for Adult Anxiety Related Disorders (SCAARED)

Name: __________________________________________ Date: __________________________________

Directions:

Below is a list of sentences that describe how people feel. Read each phrase and decide if it is “Not True or Hardly Ever
True” or “Somewhat True or Sometimes True” or “Very True or Often True” for you. Then, for each sentence, check
the box that corresponds to the response that seems to describe you o or within the past 3 months.

0 1 2
Somewhat
Not True True or Very True
or Hardly Sometimes or Often
Ever True True True
1. he ee e o t h o e to b e the PA/SO

2. et he che he t choo t o ko b c ce PA/SO

3. I don’t like to be with people I don’t know well. SO

4. et e o ee o ho e SEP

5. I worry about people liking me. A

6. he et xo ee ke o t PA/SO

7. I am nervous. A

8. t h o e to to o A

9. People tell me that I look nervous. PA/SO

10. I feel nervous with people I don’t know well. SO

11. et to ch che t choo t ok o b c ce PA/SO

12. he et xo ee ke o c PA/SO

13. I worry about sleeping alone. SEP

14. o bo t be oo othe eo e A

15. he et xo ee ke th e ot e PA/SO

16. I have nightmares about something bad happening to my . SEP

17. o bo t o to o k o choo o to b c ce PA/SO

18. he et xo he t be t t PA/SO

19. I get shaky. PA/SO

20. I have nightmares about something bad happening to me. SEP

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0 1 2
Somewhat
Not True True or Very True
or Hardly Sometimes or Often
Ever True True True
21. I worry about things working out for me. A

22. he et xo e t ot PA/SO

23. I am a worrier. A

24. he o ot h e t o b e ee A

25. et e hte e o o e o t PA/SO

26. to be o e the ho e SEP

27. t h o e to t k th eo e o tk o e SO

28. he et xo ee ke chok PA/SO

29. eo e te e th t o too ch A

30. o t ke to be o SEP

31. he o ot ee e t e A

32. o h x et o c tt ck PA/SO

33. o th t o eth b ht h e to SEP

34. ee h th eo e o tk o e SO

35. o bo t h t o to h e the t e A

36. he et xo ee ke th o PA/SO

37. o bo t ho e o th A

38. to o o t e o to c o e ce b e PA/SO

o bo t th th t h e e h e e A

he et xo ee PA/SO

41. ee e o he th othe eo e h e to o o eth SO

h e the tch e o ex e e k ot
ee e o he o to te ce o ce he e the e be
SO
eo e th t o t k o e

h SO

he o ot ee t be A

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Me ko xe o Birmaher, B. ( e . Psychometric o the c ee o t x et e te o e
e c e o the e e to M x et o e ch t e e ch

h is a ai a at no ost at www p iatri ipo ar pitt n r r so r s instr nts

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Name: __________________________________________ Date: __________________________________

SCORING:
A total score of ≥ 23 may indicate the presence of an Anxiety Disorder. TOTAL =
A score of 5 for items 1, 2, 6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 28, 32, 36, 38, 40 may indicate Panic Disorder or
Significant Somatic Symptoms. PA/SO=

A score of for items 5, 7, 8, 14, 21, 23, 24, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 44 may indicate Generalized Anxiety Disorder. GA =

A score of 3 for items 4, 13, 16, 20, 26, 30, 33 may indicate Separation Anxiety d SEP =

co e o o te c te l d SOC =

See: o M ook ko k o te o te Mo k cke M M e

e Me ko xe o Birmaher, B. ( e . Psychometric o the c ee o t
x et e te o e e c e o the e e to M x et o e
ch t e e ch

h is a ai a at no ost at www p iatri ipo ar pitt n r r so r s instr nts

an ar