Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) - Parent Version
  • Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) - Parent Version

    (To be filled out by the PARENT)
  • Today's Date:*
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  • Directions:
    Below is a list of statements that describe how people feel. Read each statement carefully and decide if it is “Not True or Hardly Ever True” or “Somewhat True or Sometimes True” or “Very True or Often True” for your child. Then for each statement, fill in one circle that corresponds to the response that seems to describe your child for the last 3 months. Please respond to all statements as well as you can, even if some do not seem to concern you.

  • 1. When my child feels frightened, it is hard for him/her to breathe.*
  • 2. My child gets headaches when he/she is at school.*
  • 3. My child doesn’t like to be with people he/she doesn’t know well.*
  • 4. My child gets scared if he/she sleeps away from home.*
  • 5. My child worries about other people liking him/her.*
  • 6. When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like passing out.*
  • 7. My child is afraid of being in crowded places.*
  • 8. My child worries that he/she will do something embarrassing.*
  • 9. When my child gets frightened, he/she feels dizzy.*
  • 10. My child gets scared in social situations.*
  • 11. My child worries about things working out for him/her.*
  • 12. When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like he/she is going crazy.*
  • 13. My child worries about how well he/she does things.*
  • 14. My child is afraid of being away from me.*
  • 15. When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like things are not real.*
  • 16. My child is afraid of being alone in the house.*
  • 17. My child worries about his/her future.*
  • 18. My child is afraid of having anxiety (or panic) attacks.*
  • 19. My child worries about how well he/she does at school.*
  • 20. My child is scared to go to school.*
  • 21. My child worries about things that have already happened.*
  • 22. When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like he/she might not be able to breathe.*
  • 23. My child has nightmares about something bad happening to his/her parents.*
  • 24. My child worries about people laughing at him/her.*
  • 25. When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like he/she is choking.*
  • 26. My child worries about what is going to happen in the future.*
  • 27. My child is afraid of being in places where there are a lot of people (like the mall, movie theaters, buses, etc.)*
  • 28. My child worries that something bad might happen to his/her parents.*
  • 29. My child feels shy with people he/she doesn’t know well.*
  • 30. My child worries about what others think of him/her.*
  • 31. When my child gets frightened, he/she sweats a lot.*
  • 32. My child is a worrier.*
  • 33. My child often feels nervous.*
  • 34. My child is afraid to be alone at home.*
  • 35. My child is afraid of being in class when the teacher asks questions.*
  • 36. My child is afraid of going to the doctor or dentist.*
  • 37. My child is scared to go to bed alone.*
  • 38. My child worries about being as good as other kids.*
  • 39. When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like throwing up.*
  • 40. My child worries about being away from home.*
  • 41. My child worries that something bad might happen to him/her.*
  • Your results:
    - Panic/Somatic: {panic_somatic_score}
    - Generalized Anxiety: {generalized_anxiety_score}
    - Separation Anxiety: {separation_anxiety_score}
    - Social Phobia: {social_phobia_score}
    - School Avoidance: {school_avoidance_score}
    - Total Score: {total_score}

  • Should be Empty: