Abbreviation

Rating scale

Scale type

Primary pediatric population

Reference

BAI

Beck anxiety inventory

Self-report

Adolescents

Jolly, et al. [16]; Osman, et al. [17]; Steer, et al. [18]

CBCL

Child behavior checklist

Self-report

Children and adolescents

Read, et al. [19]

DASS-Y

Depression, anxiety, stress scales for youth

Self-report

Children and adolescents

Szabo, et al. [20]

GAD-7

7-item Generalized anxiety disorder rating scale

Self-report

Adolescents

Mossman, et al. [21]

HAM-A

Hamilton anxiety rating scale

Clinician-administered

Adolescents

Clark, et al. [22]

HADS

Hospital anxiety and depression scale

Self-report

Adolescents

White D, et al. [23]

K-SADS-PL

Kiddie schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-age children-present and lifetime version

Clinician-administered

Children and adolescents

Kaufman, et al. [24]

MASC

Multidimensional anxiety scale for children

Self-report

Children and adolescents

March, et al. [25]

PARS

Pediatric anxiety rating scale

Clinician-administered

Children and adolescents

The Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Anxiety Study Group [26]

PAS

Preschool anxiety scale

Preschoolers

Spence, et al. [27]

PROMIS

Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) emotional distress-anxiety-parent item bank

Self-report

Children and adolescents

APA [8]

PSC

Pediatric symptom checklist

Self-report

Children and adolescents

Massachusetts General Hospital [28]

RCADS

Revised child anxiety and depression scale

Self-report

Children and adolescents

Klaufus, et al. [29]

RCMAS-2

Revised children’s manifest anxiety scale-second edition

Self-report

Children and adolescents

Lowe, et al. [30]

SCARED

Screen for child anxiety-related emotional disorders

Self-report

Children and adolescents

Monga, et al. [31]

SCAS

Spence children’s anxiety scale

Self-report

Children and young adolescents

Spence, et al. [32]; Ahlen, et al. [33]

STAI

State and trait anxiety inventory

Children and adolescents

Nilsson, et al. [34]

SCL-90

Symptom checklist-90

Adolescents

Rytila-Manninen, et al. [35]