Clinical use
Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation — 10 (CORE-10)
A 10-item short form drawn from the CORE-OM, measuring overall psychological distress over the past week. Its items sample anxiety, depression, trauma, physical problems, day-to-day and social functioning, and one risk-to-self item, yielding a single global distress score — not the four-domain profile of the full 34-item CORE-OM.
When to use: Rapid screening and session-by-session monitoring of psychological distress in psychotherapy; intake assessment without assuming a diagnosis. Takes ~2–3 minutes to complete.
Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation — 10 (CORE-10)
A 10-item short form drawn from the CORE-OM, measuring overall psychological distress over the past week. Its items sample anxiety, depression, trauma, physical problems, day-to-day and social functioning, and one risk-to-self item, yielding a single global distress score — not the four-domain profile of the full 34-item CORE-OM.
Clinical use
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales — 21
Three subscales in a single instrument: depression, anxiety, stress. Separates states that are often conflated. Especially valuable for distinguishing these states when the symptom picture is mixed.
When to use: Helps distinguish depression from anxiety; intake assessment when the clinical picture is unclear.
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales — 21
Three subscales in a single instrument: depression, anxiety, stress. Separates states that are often conflated. Especially valuable for distinguishing these states when the symptom picture is mixed.
Clinical use
Insomnia Severity Index
A brief, reliable measure of insomnia severity. Its seven items cover the severity of sleep-onset, sleep-maintenance and early-morning-awakening problems, satisfaction with sleep, and daytime impairment.
When to use: Screening for insomnia in depression and anxiety, monitoring during CBT-I, pre/post assessment around pharmacotherapy.
Insomnia Severity Index
A brief, reliable measure of insomnia severity. Its seven items cover the severity of sleep-onset, sleep-maintenance and early-morning-awakening problems, satisfaction with sleep, and daytime impairment.
Clinical use
Work and Social Adjustment Scale
Measures functional impairment.
When to use: Assessing the impact of a disorder on everyday life.
Work and Social Adjustment Scale
Measures functional impairment.
Clinical use
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale — Screener (Part A, ASRS v1.1)
The 6-item Part A screener selected from the 18-item WHO ASRS v1.1 as the questions most predictive of adult ADHD. It is a screening filter, not a full symptom scale.
When to use: Rapid screening for adult ADHD when concentration, impulsivity, or organization are the presenting complaints. A positive screen (≥4 of the 6 shaded items) must be confirmed by a diagnostic interview — Part A is not a diagnosis. Takes ~2 minutes to complete.
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale — Screener (Part A, ASRS v1.1)
The 6-item Part A screener selected from the 18-item WHO ASRS v1.1 as the questions most predictive of adult ADHD. It is a screening filter, not a full symptom scale.
Clinical use
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
Assessment of eating disorder symptoms.
When to use: Screening and monitoring of eating disorders.
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
Assessment of eating disorder symptoms.
Clinical use
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0
A generic measure of functional limitations.
When to use: Assessing functional impairment in chronic disorders.
WHODAS 2.0
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World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0
A generic measure of functional limitations.
Clinical use
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
The gold standard for suicide risk assessment. Indicated when PHQ-9 item 9 is elevated or whenever there is clinical concern.
When to use: Structured assessment of suicide risk whenever risk is suspected.
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
The gold standard for suicide risk assessment. Indicated when PHQ-9 item 9 is elevated or whenever there is clinical concern.
Clinical use
Symptom Checklist-90-Revised
A 90-item self-report questionnaire for broad, multidimensional screening of psychopathological symptoms. 9 primary scales (somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism) + 3 global indices (GSI, PSDI, PST). Items are rated on a 0–4 Likert scale. Used in clinical, organizational and research practice.
When to use: Initial multidimensional screening when the clinical picture is unclear, monitoring symptom change over the course of therapy, research designs requiring broad symptom assessment. Takes ~15 minutes to complete. T-score interpretation (a cut-off of T ≥ 63 marks a clinically significant case) requires the licensed gender-specific Pearson norm tables. The item text is licensed as well — a licensed copy must be obtained before clinical use.
Symptom Checklist-90-Revised
A 90-item self-report questionnaire for broad, multidimensional screening of psychopathological symptoms. 9 primary scales (somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism) + 3 global indices (GSI, PSDI, PST). Items are rated on a 0–4 Likert scale. Used in clinical, organizational and research practice.