Screen for Adult Anxiety Related Disorders (SCAARED)

Scared for Adults ( for Anxiety)

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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, choose the option that corresponds to the response that seems to describe you now or within the last 3 months.

1. When I feel nervous, it is hard for me to breathe.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

2. I get headaches when I am at school, at work or in public places.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

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

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

4. I get nervous if I sleep away from home.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

5. I worry about people liking me.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

6. When I get anxious, I feel like passing out.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

7. I am nervous.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

8. It is hard for me to stop worrying.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

9. People tell me that I look nervous.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

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

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

11. I get stomachaches at school, at work, or in public places.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

12. When I get anxious, I feel like I'm going crazy.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

13. I worry about sleeping alone.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

14. I worry about being as good as other people.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

15. When I get anxious, I feel like things are not real.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

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

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

17. I worry about going to work or school, or to public places.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

18. When I get anxious, my heart beats fast.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

19. I get shaky.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

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

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

21. I worry about things working out for me.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

22. When I get anxious, I sweat a lot.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

23. I am a worrier.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

24. When I worry a lot, I have trouble sleeping.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

25. I get really frightened for no reason at all.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

26. I am afraid to be alone in the house.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

27. It is hard for me to talk with people I don't know well.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

28. When I get anxious, I feel like I'm choking.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

29. People tell me that I worry too much.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

30. I don't like to be away from my family.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

31. When I worry a lot, I feel restless.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

32. I am afraid of having anxiety (or panic) attacks.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

33. I worry that something bad might happen to my family.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

34. I feel shy with people I don't know well.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

35. I worry about what is going to happen in the future.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

36. When I get anxious, I feel like throwing up.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

37. I worry about how well I do things.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

38. I am afraid to go outside or to crowded places by myself.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

39. I worry about things that have already happened.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

40. When I get anxious, I feel dizzy.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

41. I feel nervous when I am with other people and I have to do something while they watch me (for example: speak, play a sport).

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

42. I feel nervous when I go to parties, dances, or any place where there will be people that I don't know well.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

43. I am shy.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

44. When I worry a lot, I feel irritable.

Not true or hardly ever true Somewhat true or sometimes true Very true or often true

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See: Angulo M, Rooks B, Sakolsky D, Goldstein T, Goldstein B, Monk K, Hickey M, Gill M, Diler R, Hafeman D, Merranko J, Axelson D, Birmaher, B. (In Press). Psychometrics of the Screen For Adult Anxiety Related Disorders (SCAARED) - A New Scale For the Assessment of DSM-5 Anxiety Disorders. Psychiatry Research.

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