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Assessment Instruments

GAD-7 - Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7

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The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure the severity of symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. The GAD-7 is intended for use with adults and adolescents aged 13 years and older.

Author(s)
The GAD-7 was developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Kurt Kroenke, Janet B. W. Williams, and colleagues at the University of Indiana.

I-AAA-CSR-2 - Ignium Assessment of ADHD in Adults - Client Self Report - Revised

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The I-AAA-CSR-2  Ignium Assessment of ADHD in Adults - Client Self Report - Revised was developed to provide a robust assessment of a client's endorsement of symptoms that are associated with ADHD in adults along with an indication of the impairment that is associated with those symptom

Author(s)
Anthony Morrison

IES-R - Impact of Events Scale - Revised

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The Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R) is a 22-item self-report measure designed to assess subjective distress associated with a specific traumatic or stressful event. It evaluates three areas of posttraumatic stress: intrusion, avoidance, and hyperarousal.

Author(s)
The IES-R was developed by Dr. Daniel S. Weiss and Charles R. Marmar as a revision of the original Impact of Event Scale developed by Mardi J. Horowitz, Thomas C. Wilner, and William Alvarez.

MSPSS - Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

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The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a 12-item self-report measure designed to assess an individual's perceived adequacy of social support from three sources: family, friends, and significant others. Each source is evaluated through a separate four-item subscale.

Author(s)
The MSPSS was developed by Drs. Gregory D. Zimet, Nancy W. Dahlem, Sara G. Zimet, and Gordon K. Farley.

PCL-5 - PTSD Checklist for DSM5

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The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess the presence and severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in individuals who have experienced traumatic events.

Author(s)
The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 was developed by the National Center for PTSD at the Department of Veterans Affairs in conjunction with the American Psychiatric Association.

RAADS-R - Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised

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The RAADS-R is an eighty item scale specifically designed to assist clinicians diagnosing Autistic Disorder (AD) in adults eighteen years and older. It contains a total of eighty questions.

Author(s)
The RAADS-R was developed by Eric A. Ritvo, Marsha R. Ritvo, and colleagues at the LADDERS Clinic in Los Angeles, California. Eric Ritvo was a psychiatrist who specialized in ASD, and he developed the original RAADS in 2008. The RAADS-R is a revised versi

RCADS - Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale - Self-Reported (8-18)

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The Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) is a 47-item self-report measure designed to assess anxiety and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents ages 8–18.

Author(s)
The RCADS was developed by Drs. Bruce F. Chorpita, Chad Ebesutani, and Susan H. Spence, building on Spence's earlier work on the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale and Chorpita and colleagues' subsequent development of the RCADS.

RCADS - Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale RCADS - Parent

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The Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale–Parent Version (RCADS-P) is a 47-item caregiver-report measure designed to assess anxiety and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents ages 8–18.

Author(s)
The RCADS-P was developed by Drs. Bruce F. Chorpita, Chad Ebesutani, and Susan H. Spence as the caregiver-report counterpart to the Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale.