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SCARED - Scoring Guide

The SCARED Rating Scale is a tool used to assess anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, with specific scoring guidelines for various anxiety types. A total score of 25 or higher may indicate an anxiety disorder, while scores above 30 are more definitive. The scale provides cutoffs for specific disorders, including Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Significant School Avoidance.

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SCARED - Scoring Guide

The SCARED Rating Scale is a tool used to assess anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, with specific scoring guidelines for various anxiety types. A total score of 25 or higher may indicate an anxiety disorder, while scores above 30 are more definitive. The scale provides cutoffs for specific disorders, including Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Significant School Avoidance.

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SCARED Rating Scale Scoring Aide

Use with Parent and Child Versions

Generalized

Separation

Avoidance
Question

Somatic

Anxiety

School
Panic/

Social
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6 0 = not true or hardly true
7 1 = somewhat true or sometimes true
8 2 = very true or often true
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12 SCORING
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A total score of ≥ 25 may indicate the presence of an
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Anxiety Disorder. Scores higher than 30 are more
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specific.
17 A score of 7 for items 1, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24, 27,
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30, 34, 38 may indicate Panic Disorder or Significant
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Somatic Symptoms.
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21 A score of 9 for items 5, 7, 14, 21, 23, 28, 33, 35, 37 may
22 indicate Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
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A score of 5 for items 4, 8, 13, 16, 20, 25, 29, 31 may
25 indicate Separation Anxiety Disorder.
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A score of 8 for items 3, 10, 26, 32, 39, 40, 41 may
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indicate Social Anxiety Disorder.
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29 A score of 3 for items 2, 11, 17, 36 may indicate
30 Significant School Avoidance.
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Total
Cutoff Cutoff Cutoff Cutoff Cutoff
Total anxiety ≥ 25
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=7 =9 =5 =8 =3

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