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    This document is a screening tool called the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED). It contains 41 statements about how a child may feel and asks them to rate how true each statement is for them on a scale of 0 to 2. The statements cover common anxiety symptoms like physical sensations, worry, and social anxiety. Scores above certain thresholds in various categories can indicate different anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety, or social anxiety disorder. The screening tool is meant to be completed by a child to help identify any anxiety issues to be further evaluated.

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    This document is a screening tool called the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED). It contains 41 statements about how a child may feel and asks them to rate how true each statement is for them on a scale of 0 to 2. The statements cover common anxiety symptoms like physical sensations, worry, and social anxiety. Scores above certain thresholds in various categories can indicate different anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety, or social anxiety disorder. The screening tool is meant to be completed by a child to help identify any anxiety issues to be further evaluated.

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    This document is a screening tool called the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED). It contains 41 statements about how a child may feel and asks them to rate how true each statement is for them on a scale of 0 to 2. The statements cover common anxiety symptoms like physical sensations, worry, and social anxiety. Scores above certain thresholds in various categories can indicate different anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety, or social anxiety disorder. The screening tool is meant to be completed by a child to help identify any anxiety issues to be further evaluated.

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    This document is a screening tool called the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED). It contains 41 statements about how a child may feel and asks them to rate how true each statement is for them on a scale of 0 to 2. The statements cover common anxiety symptoms like physical sensations, worry, and social anxiety. Scores above certain thresholds in various categories can indicate different anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety, or social anxiety disorder. The screening tool is meant to be completed by a child to help identify any anxiety issues to be further evaluated.

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    Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)

    CHILD VersionPage 1 of 2 (to be filled out by the CHILD)

    Developed by Boris Birmaher, M.D., Suneeta Khetarpal, M.D., Marlane Cully, M.Ed., David Brent, M.D., and Sandra McKenzie, Ph.D.,
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh (October, 1995). E-mail: [email protected]
    See: Birmaher, B., Brent, D. A., Chiappetta, L., Bridge, J., Monga, S., & Baugher, M. (1999). Psychometric properties of the Screen for Child
    Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): a replication study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38(10),
    12306.

    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, fill in one circle that
    corresponds to the response that seems to describe you for the last 3 months.
    0

    1. When I feel frightened, it is hard to breathe


    2. I get headaches when I am at school.
    3. I dont like to be with people I dont know well.
    4. I get scared if I sleep away from home.
    5. I worry about other people liking me.
    6. When I get frightened, I feel like passing out.
    7. I am nervous.
    8. I follow my mother or father wherever they go.
    9. People tell me that I look nervous.
    10. I feel nervous with people I dont know well.
    11. I get stomachaches at school.
    12. When I get frightened, I feel like I am going crazy.
    13. I worry about sleeping alone.
    14. I worry about being as good as other kids.
    15. When I get frightened, I feel like things are not real.
    16. I have nightmares about something bad happening to my parents.
    17. I worry about going to school.
    18. When I get frightened, my heart beats fast.
    19. I get shaky.
    20. I have nightmares about something bad happening to me.

    Not True
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    PN
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    GD
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    Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)


    CHILD VersionPage 2 of 2 (to be filled out by the CHILD)
    0
    Not True
    or Hardly
    Ever True

    1
    Somewhat
    True or
    Sometimes
    True

    Very True
    or Often
    True

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    GD

    39. I feel nervous when I am with other children or adults and I have to do
    something while they watch me (for example: read aloud, speak, play a
    game, play a sport).

    SC

    40. I feel nervous when I am going to parties, dances, or any place where there
    will be people that I dont know well.

    SC

    41. I am shy.

    SC

    21. I worry about things working out for me.


    22. When I get frightened, I sweat a lot.
    23. I am a worrier.
    24. I get really frightened for no reason at all.
    25. I am afraid to be alone in the house.
    26. It is hard for me to talk with people I dont know well.
    27. When I get frightened, I feel like I am choking.
    28. People tell me that I worry too much.
    29. I dont like to be away from my family.
    30. I am afraid of having anxiety (or panic) attacks.
    31. I worry that something bad might happen to my parents.
    32. I feel shy with people I dont know well.
    33. I worry about what is going to happen in the future.
    34. When I get frightened, I feel like throwing up.
    35. I worry about how well I do things.
    36. I am scared to go to school.
    37. I worry about things that have already happened.
    38. When I get frightened, I feel dizzy.

    PN
    GD
    PN
    SP
    SC
    PN
    GD
    SP
    PN
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    SC
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    PN
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    SCORING:
    A total score of 25 may indicate the presence of an Anxiety Disorder. Scores higher than 30 are more specific. TOTAL =
    A score of 7 for items 1, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24, 27, 30, 34, 38 may indicate Panic Disorder or Significant Somatic
    Symptoms. PN =
    A score of 9 for items 5, 7, 14, 21, 23, 28, 33, 35, 37 may indicate Generalized Anxiety Disorder. GD =
    A score of 5 for items 4, 8, 13, 16, 20, 25, 29, 31 may indicate Separation Anxiety SOC. SP =
    A score of 8 for items 3, 10, 26, 32, 39, 40, 41 may indicate Social Anxiety Disorder. SC =
    A score of 3 for items 2, 11, 17, 36 may indicate Significant School Avoidance. SH =
    For children ages 8 to 11, it is recommended that the clinician explain all questions, or have the child answer the questionnaire sitting with an adult
    in case they have any questions.
    The SCARED is available at no cost at www.wpic.pitt.edu/research under tools and assessments, or at www.pediatric bipolar.pitt.edu under instruments.
    
    March 27, 2012

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