Evidence-based assessment/Which Questionnaire Should I Use?
This page lists options for assessment, with an emphasis on the best performing free measures, with evidence of reliability and validity across a range of samples. They are sorted by narrow, disorder-specific measures and broadband, general measures.


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By disorderEdit
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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ADHD Rating Scale
(ADHDRS) |
5-17 | 5 | Yes | Yes | |
Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Scale
(VADRS) |
6-12 | N/A | Yes | Yes |
AnxietyEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) | 17+ | 5-10 | Yes | Yes | |
The Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale (CUXOS) | 18+ | 1.5 | |||
Fear Questionnaire (FQ) | 18+ | ||||
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) | 18+ | ||||
Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A) | 18+ | ||||
Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale Clinician-Report (LSAS) | 18+ | ||||
Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) | 18+ | ||||
Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C) |
PDFs of the PSWQ |
6-18 | |||
Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) |
PDFs for RCADS Subscales
Translations |
6-18 | |||
Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) |
PDFs of SCARED |
8-18 | 10 | Yes | Yes |
Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) | 18+ | ||||
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) | 7-19 | ||||
Worry and Anxiety Questionnaire (WAQ) |
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18+ |
AutismEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) | 5-12 | 10-15 | Yes | Yes |
Bipolar disorderEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM) | 18+ | ||||
Bech-Rafaelson Mania Scale (MAS) | 18+ | ||||
Child Mania Rating Scale (CMRS) | 9-17 | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
General Behavior Inventory (GBI) | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32) | 18+ | 20 | Yes | Yes | |
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) |
|
Varies | 5-10 | Yes | Yes |
Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) |
|
5-17 | 15-30 | Yes | Yes |
DepressionEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-DS) | 18+ | Yes | Yes | ||
The Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale | 18+ | ||||
Depression Self Rating Scale for Children (DSRSC) | 8-14 | ||||
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) | 18+ | ||||
The Inventory of Depressive Symptoms and the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (IDS and QIDS) | 18+ | ||||
Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) | 18+ | 5-10 | Yes | Yes | |
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) | 18+ |
Disruptive behaviorsEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Inventory (CADBI) | N/A |
Eating disordersEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Child Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) | 8-13 | 5 | |||
Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) | 16-18 | Yes | Yes | ||
Eating Disorders Diagnostic Scale (EDDS) | 18+ | ||||
Sick, Control, One, Fat, Food Screening Tool (SCOFF) | 18+ | ||||
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) | 18+ |
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Eating Questionnaire (Fairburn & Beglin, 2008) |
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18+ | |||
Clinical Impairment Questionnaire (CIA 3.0) | 18+ |
Overall mental healthEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Brief Problem Checklist (BPC) |
|
7-13 | |||
National Institutes of Health Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) | 18+ | ||||
The Ohio Scales |
|
5-18 | |||
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) | 18+ | ||||
Peabody Treatment Progress Battery (PTPB) | 11-18 | ||||
Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) | 3-18 | ||||
Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS) | 18+ | ||||
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | 3-16 | ||||
Youth Top Problems (YTP) | 7-13 |
OCDEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) | 6-17 years | Yes | Yes |
Personality disordersEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time (BEST) | 18+ |
PTSD/traumaEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) | 8-18 | 10-20 | Yes | Yes | |
Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) | 18+ | ||||
Los Angeles Symptom Checklist (LASC) | 18+ | ||||
Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale (PEDS) |
|
2-10 | |||
The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-C) | 18+ | ||||
The Trauma History Screen (THS) | 18+ | ||||
The Trauma History Questionnaire (THQ) |
|
18+ | |||
UCLA Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index | Varies | Yes | Yes |
SleepEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | N/A | 5-10 | Yes | Yes | |
Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS) | N/A | 1-2 | Yes | n/a (SSS has one question) |
Substance useEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) | 1-2 | Yes | Yes | ||
CRAFFT Screening Test | Clinician report version | Yes | Yes | ||
CAGE Questionnaire | 1-2 | Yes | n/a (CAGE has four questions) |
SuicideEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-Revised | 13-18 years | Yes | Yes | ||
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) | 12+ years | Yes | Yes |
Tic disordersEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Age | Minutes | General information | Scoring information |
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Yale Global Tic Severity Scale | Yes | Yes |
Diagnostic interviewsEdit
Instrument | Where to obtain | Ages | To read more | Scoring information | Number of items |
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Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory
(CASI) |
5-18 years | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
Kiddie Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia
(K-SADS) |
6-18 years | Yes | N/A | N/A |
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