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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.

By disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
ADHD Rating Scale (ADHDRS)	ADHDRS (caregiver version) ADHDRS (self report version) ARS for DSM-5 version (not freely available)	5-17	5	Yes	Yes
Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Scale (VADRS)	VADRS (Parent version) - Automatically scored online version VADRS (Parent version) - PDF VADRS (Parent follow-up version) - PDF VADRS (Parent version) - Scoring instructions - PDF VADRS (Teacher version) - PDF VADRS (Teacher follow-up version) - PDF VADRS (Teacher version) - Scoring instructions - PDF	6-12	N/A	Yes	Yes

Anxiety

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)	BAI download	17+	5-10	Yes	Yes
The Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale (CUXOS)	CUXOS (self-report)	18+	1.5
Fear Questionnaire (FQ)	FQ (self-report)	18+
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7)	Website to access GAD-7	18+
Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A)	HAM-A (clinician report)	18+
Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale Clinician-Report (LSAS)	Printable PDF version Online version with automatic scoring	18+
Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS)	PDSS (clinician report)	18+
Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C)	PSWQ homepage PDFs of the PSWQ Penn State Worry Questionnaire PSWQ-C PSWC-C Korean PSWQ-C Danish Scoring of the PSWQ-C	6-18
Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)	RCADS homepage PDFs for RCADS RCADS Child Self-reported (8-18 years) RCADS Parent-reported Child Scoring Aid Parent Scoring Aid Subscales Social Anxiety/Phobia Self-reported Social Anxiety/Phobia Parent-reported Panic Self-Report Panic Parent-Report Depression Self-reported Depression Parent-reported Generalized Anxiety Child Self-reported Generalized Anxiety Parent-reported Translations User Guide	6-18
Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)	SCARED homepage PDFs of SCARED SCARED English + Translations & Automatic Scoring SCARED Parent Version SCARED Child Version	8-18	10	Yes	Yes
Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN)	SPIN (self-report) Online questionnaire with scoring Online questionnaire with scoring Printable PDF	18+
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)	SCAS (self-report and parent report)	7-19
Worry and Anxiety Questionnaire (WAQ)	WAQ homepage PDF	18+

Autism

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)	ATEC module	5-12	10-15	Yes	Yes

Bipolar disorder

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM)	ASRM (self-report)	18+
Bech-Rafaelson Mania Scale (MAS)	MAS (clinician report)	18+
Child Mania Rating Scale (CMRS)	CMRS (Online screening) CMRS (Parent report)	9-17	N/A	Yes	Yes
General Behavior Inventory (GBI)	GBI (Self report) GBI 7U-7D 10-Item GBI (Parent report)	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes
Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32)	HCL-32 (self-report)	18+	20	Yes	Yes
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)	PANAS (self-report) PANAS-C (self-report) PANAS Short Form (self-report) PANAS-X (self-report)	Varies	5-10	Yes	Yes
Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)	YMRS (self-report) YMRS (caregiver version) YMRS (clinician version)	5-17	15-30	Yes	Yes

Depression

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-DS)	CES-DS (self-report)	18+		Yes	Yes
The Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale	CUDOS (self-report)	18+
Depression Self Rating Scale for Children (DSRSC)	DSRSC (self-report)	8-14
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)	HAM-D (clinician report)	18+
The Inventory of Depressive Symptoms and the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (IDS and QIDS)	IDS and QIDS (self-report and clinician report)	18+
Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)	MDQ (self-report)	18+	5-10	Yes	Yes
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)	PHQ-9 (self-report)	18+

Disruptive behaviors

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Inventory (CADBI)	CADBI (parent report and teacher report)	N/A

Eating disorders

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Child Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT)	ChEAT (self report)	8-13	5
Eating Attitudes Test (EAT)	EAT-26 (online version)	16-18		Yes	Yes
Eating Disorders Diagnostic Scale (EDDS)	EDDS PDF version	18+
Sick, Control, One, Fat, Food Screening Tool (SCOFF)	SCOFF (self-report)	18+
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)	EDE-Q (adult report) EDE-A (adolescent report)	18+	20min (EDE-Q and EDE-A) 5 min (EDE-Q-S )
Eating Questionnaire (Fairburn & Beglin, 2008)	EQ (self-report)	18+
Clinical Impairment Questionnaire (CIA 3.0)	CIA 3.0	18+

Overall mental health


Instrument	Where to obtain	Age
Brief Problem Checklist (BPC)	BPC (self report and parent report)	7-13
National Institutes of Health Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)	PROMIS (self-report) PROMIS zip file	18+
The Ohio Scales	The Ohio Scales (self report, parent report, and clinician report)	5-18
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)	PHQ (self-report)	18+
Peabody Treatment Progress Battery (PTPB)		11-18
Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)	PSC (self report and parent report)	3-18
Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS)	RAS (self-report and clinician report)	18+
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)	SDQ (self report, parent report, clinician report)	3-16
Youth Top Problems (YTP)		7-13

OCD

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)	Y-BOCS (caregiver and self-report)	6-17 years		Yes	Yes

Personality disorders


Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time (BEST)	BEST (self-report)	18+

PTSD/trauma

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS)	CPSS (self-report)	8-18	10-20	Yes	Yes
Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R)	IES-R (self-report)	18+
Los Angeles Symptom Checklist (LASC)	LASC (self-report)	18+
Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale (PEDS)	Website to request the PEDS	2-10
The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-C)	PCL-C (self-report) (you have to scroll to the bottom)	18+
The Trauma History Screen (THS)	THS (self-report) (you have to scroll to the bottom)	18+
The Trauma History Questionnaire (THQ)	THQ (self-report and clinician report) (hard to find on the page, but it is there)	18+
UCLA Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index	UCLA PTSD Index (self-report and caregiver versions)	Varies		Yes	Yes

Sleep

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	PSQI (self-report)	N/A	5-10	Yes	Yes
Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS)	SSS (self-report)	N/A	1-2	Yes	n/a (SSS has one question)

Substance use


Instrument	Where to obtain	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)	AUDIT (self-report)	1-2	Yes	Yes
CRAFFT Screening Test	Clinician report version CRAFFT 2.0		Yes	Yes
CAGE Questionnaire	CAGE (self-report)	1-2	Yes	n/a (CAGE has four questions)

Suicide

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-Revised	SBQ-R (self-report)	13-18 years		Yes	Yes
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)	C-SSRS (self-report)	12+ years		Yes	Yes

Tic disorders

Instrument	Where to obtain	Age	Minutes	General information	Scoring information
Yale Global Tic Severity Scale	Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (clinician version)			Yes	Yes

Diagnostic interviews

Instrument	Where to obtain	Ages	To read more	Scoring information	Number of items
Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory (CASI)	CASI-5	5-18 years	Yes	N/A	N/A
Kiddie Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS)	All K-SADS Scales here K-SADS-PL (with scoring information) - PDF K-SADS-PL DSM-5 version - PDF	6-18 years	Yes	N/A	N/A

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