Table 2: Use of objective rating scales for measurement of generalized anxiety in pediatric psychiatry.

Reference

Study type

Country

Discipline/Setting

Age range (years)

Rating scale

Becker, et al. [36]

Case report

United States

ADHD specialty clinic

7

Anxiety disorder module of the Kiddie schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-age children (K-SADS)

Catone, et al. [37]

Cross-sectional

Italy

Child and adolescent neuropsychiatry unit

12-18

Multidimensional anxiety scale for children (MASC)

Dowling, et al. [38]

Retrospective observational

Australia

Private psychiatric hospital

17-90

21-item Depression anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21)

Eggink, et al. [39]

Cross-sectional

Netherlands

Dystonia team, including neuropsychologists

6-26

Child behavior checklist (CBCL)

Fujita, et al. [40]

Cross-sectional

Japan

Child/adolescent psychiatry clinics

10-18

GAD-7

Gonzalez, et al. [41]

Retrospective observational

Spain

Eating disorder unit of outpatient mental health unit

Included < 18

Symptom checklist 90 revised (SCL-90R)

Halje, et al. [42]

Prospective observational

Sweden

Center for psychological services

16-25

Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS)

Harris, et al. [43]

Case study

United Kingdom

Therapist

8

Revised child anxiety and depression scale (RCADS)

Iranzo-Tatay, et al. [44]

Prospective observational

Spain

Psychiatrist

16-69

Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAM-A)

Martins, et al. [45]

Prospective observational

United States

Child psychiatrist

15-20

Beck anxiety inventory (BAI)

Rohleder, et al. [46]

Prospective observational (protocol)

Australia

Mental health professionals; youth mental health services

12-30

Overall anxiety severity and impairment scale

Rocks, et al. [47]

Retrospective observational

England

Child and adolescent mental health services

Not explicitly stated

RCADS

Segev, et al. [48]

Case Report

Israel

Inpatient adolescent psychiatry unit

17

Screen for childhood anxiety related disorders (SCARED)

Seo, et al. [49]

Prospective observational

South Korea

Inpatient psychiatry (psychiatrists/psychologists)

> 7

HAM-A

Vaughns, et al. [50]

Retrospective observational

United States

Clinical psychologist

Adolescence (median: 17)

K-SADS

Vause, et al. [51]

Case report

United States

Inpatient pediatric psychiatry unit

9

SCARED

Weigel, et al. [52]

Cross-sectional

Germany

In- and out-patient institutions providing treatment for anorexia nervosa

11-55

GAD-7