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Measures for Children and Adolescents
Updated over a year ago

Children and Adolescents:

  • Adolescent Wellbeing Scale (AWS)

    • Measures wellbeing and depression, 18 questions

  • Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire (ACES)

    • Measures adverse childhood experiences, 10 questions

  • Blueprint Diagnostic Screener (<18) (BPDS)

    • Cross-cutting measure, 26 questions

  • Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

    • Measures depression, 20 questions

  • Child ADHD Symptom Scale (CASS)

    • Measures ADHD, 18 questions

  • Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS)

    • Measures PTSD, 6 questions

  • Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS)

    • Measures child behavior, 26 questions

  • DSM-5 Severity Measure for Acute Stress, Child (DSM-5 AS-C)

    • Measures symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder, 7 questions

  • DSM-5 Severity Measure for Dissociation, Child (DSM-5 DIS-C) (DES-B)

    • Measures dissociation, 8 questions

  • DSM-5 Severity Measure for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Child (DSM-5 GAD-C)

    • Measures anxiety, 10 questions

  • DSM-5 Severity Measure for PTSD, Child (DSM5 PTSD-C)

    • Measures PTSD, 9 questions

  • DSM-5 Severity Measure for Specific Phobia (DSM-5 SP)

    • Measures specific phobia, 10 questions

  • DSM-5 Substance Use-Child (DSM5-SU-Child)

    • Measures substance use, 15 questions

  • NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scale—PARENT Informant (VAS-Parent)

    • Measures ADHD, 26 questions

  • Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A)

    • Measures depression, 9 questions

  • Pediatric Symptom Checklist 17 (PSC-17)

    • Measures emotional/behavioral problems, 17 questions

  • PROMIS Emotional Distress / Anger-Child (PROMIS-Ang-Child)

    • Measures anger, 6 questions

  • PROMIS Sleep Disturbance-Child (PROMIS-Sleep-Child)

    • Measures sleep, 8 questions

  • PROMIS Somatic Symptoms - Child (PROMIS-Som-Child)

    • Measures somatic symptoms of depression/anxiety, 13 questions

  • Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)

    • Measures anxiety, 41 questions

Parent-Report:

  • DSM-5 Cross Cutting Symptom Measure Parent Report (DSM-5 Level 1 Parent)

    • Cross-cutting measure, 24 questions

  • DSM-5 Level 2 Anger Parent Report (DSM-5 II ANG-P)

    • Measures anger, 5 questions

  • DSM-5 Level 2 Anxiety Parent Report (DSM-5 II ANX-P)

    • Measures anxiety, 10 questions

  • DSM-5 Level 2 Depression Parent Report (DSM-5 II D-P)

    • Measures depression, 11 questions

  • DSM-5 Level 2 Irritability Parent Report (DSM-5 II IRR-P)

    • Measures irritability, 7 questions

  • DSM-5 Level 2 Somatic Symptoms Parent Report (DSM-5 II SOM-P)

    • Measures somatic symptoms, 13 questions

  • Pediatric Symptom Checklist 17 - Parent (PSC-17-Parent)

    • Measures symptom severity, 17 questions

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

    • Measures anxiety, 41 questions

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