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Children's Anxiety Impact Scale (CAIS; Langley et al., 2004) The CAIS is a 27-item parent and child self-report questionnaire assessing the impact of anxiety symptoms on the psychosocial functioning of children and adolescents.

The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) is a 41-item self-report measure designed to assess anxiety disorders in children and young people aged 8–18 years over the past three months.

A total score of ≥ 25 may indicate the presence of an Anxiety Disorder. Scores higher than 30 are more specific. A score of 7 for items 1, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24, 27, 30, 34, 38 may indicate Panic Disorder or Significant Somatic Symptoms.

The Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised (FSSC-R), Revised-Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), and the Modified State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC-M) are three widely used self-report measures of childhood anxiety.

A 50-item clinician-rated measure used to assess children and adolescent anxiety symptoms, severity, impairment and change over time. PARS is frequently utilized as a primary or secondary outcome measure in psychopharmacologic trials of youth. It is administered to the child and caregiver(s) together.

Score interpretation The total score for the HADS-A can range from 0 to 21. The following guidelines are recommended for the interpretation of scores: 0–7 for normal or no anxiety, 8–10 for mild anxiety, 11–14 for moderate anxiety, and 12–21 for severe anxiety.

Possible scores for the social anxiety range from 0 to 21, for the generalized anxiety from 0 to 27, and for the total anxiety from 0 to 48. Scores of 8 and more on the social anxiety, 10 or more on the generalized anxiety, and 17 or more on the total anxiety is considered to represent high anxious condition.