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    The APA is offering a number of “emerging measures” for further research and

    clinical evaluation. These patient assessment measures were developed to be


    administered at the initial patient interview and to monitor treatment progress.
    They should be used in research and evaluation as potentially useful tools to
    enhance clinical decision-making and not as the sole basis for making a clinical
    diagnosis. Instructions, scoring information, and interpretation guidelines are
    provided; further background information can be found in DSM-5. The APA
    requests that clinicians and researchers provide further data on the
    instruments’ usefulness in characterizing patient status and improving patient
    care at http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Feedback-Form.aspx.

    Measure: Severity Measure for Separation Anxiety Disorder—Adult


    Rights granted: This measure can be reproduced without permission by
    researchers and by clinicians for use with their patients.
    Rights holder: American Psychiatric Association
    To request permission for any other use beyond what is stipulated above,
    contact: http://www.appi.org/CustomerService/Pages/Permissions.aspx
    Severity Measure for Separation Anxiety Disorder—Adult

    Name:____________________________________ Age: ______ Sex: Male  Female  Date:_________________

    Instructions: The following questions ask about thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that you may have had about being
    separated from home or from people who are important to you. Please rate how often the following statements are true for
    you. Please respond to each item by marking ( or x) one box per row.

    Clinician
    Use
    Half of Most of All of the Item
    During the PAST 7 DAYS, I have… Never Occasionally
    the time the time time score
    felt moments of sudden terror, fear, or
    1.  0  1  2  3  4
    fright when separated
    felt anxious, worried, or nervous about
    2.  0  1  2  3  4
    being separated
    have had thoughts of bad things happening
    to people important to me or bad things
    3.  0  1  2  3  4
    happening to me when separated from
    them (e.g., getting lost, accidents)
    felt a racing heart, sweaty, trouble
    4.  0  1  2  3  4
    breathing, faint, or shaky when separated
    felt tense muscles, felt on edge or restless,
    5. or had trouble relaxing or trouble sleeping  0  1  2  3  4
    when separated
    avoided going places where I would be
    6.  0  1  2  3  4
    separated
    when separated, left places early to go
    7.  0  1  2  3  4
    home
    spent a lot of time preparing for how to
    8.  0  1  2  3  4
    deal with separation
    distracted myself to avoid thinking about
    9.  0  1  2  3  4
    being separated
    needed help to cope with separation (e.g.,
    10. alcohol or medications, superstitious  0  1  2  3  4
    objects)
    Total/Partial Raw Score:
    Prorated Total Raw Score: (if 1-2 items left unanswered)
    Average Total Score:
    Craske M, Wittchen U, Bogels S, Stein M, Andrews G, Lebeu R. Copyright © 2013 American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.
    This material can be reproduced without permission by researchers and by clinicians for use with their patients.
    Instructions to Clinicians
    The Severity Measure for Separation Anxiety Disorder—Adult is a 10-item measure that assesses the severity of
    symptoms of separation anxiety disorder in individuals age 18 and older. The measure was designed to be
    completed by an individual upon receiving a diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder (or clinically significant
    separation anxiety symptoms) and thereafter, prior to follow-up visits with the clinician. Each item asks the
    individual to rate the severity of his or her separation anxiety disorder during the past 7 days.

    Scoring and Interpretation


    Each item on the measure is rated on a 5-point scale (0=Never; 1=Occasionally; 2=Half of the time; 3=Most of the
    time, and 4=All of the time). The total score can range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating greater severity
    of separation anxiety disorder. The clinician is asked to review the score of each item on the measure during the
    clinical interview and indicate the raw score for each item in the section provided for “Clinician Use.” The raw
    scores on the10 items should be summed to obtain a total raw score. In addition, the clinician is asked to
    calculate and use the average total score. The average total score reduces the overall score to a 5-point scale,
    which allows the clinician to think of the severity of the individual’s separation anxiety disorder in terms of none
    (0), mild (1), moderate (2), severe (3), or extreme (4). The use of the average total score was found to be reliable,
    easy to use, and clinically useful to the clinicians in the DSM-5 Field Trials. The average total score is calculated by
    dividing the raw total score by number of items in the measure (i.e., 10).

    Note: If 3 or more items are left unanswered, the total score on the measure should not be calculated. Therefore,
    the individual receiving care should be encouraged to complete all of the items on the measure. If 1 or 2 items
    are left unanswered, you are asked to calculate a prorated score. The prorated score is calculated by summing
    scores of items that were answered to get a partial raw score. Multiply the partial raw score by the total number
    of items on the Severity Measure for Separation Anxiety Disorder (i.e., 10) and divide the value by the number of
    items that were actually answered (i.e., 8 or 9). The formula to prorate the partial raw score to Total Raw Score is:

    ____________(Raw sum x 10)_____________


    Number of items that were actually answered

    If the result is a fraction, round to the nearest whole number.

    Frequency of Use
    To track changes in the severity of the individual’s separation anxiety disorder over time, the measure may be
    completed at regular intervals as clinically indicated, depending on the stability of the individual’s symptoms and
    treatment status. Consistently high scores on a particular domain may indicate significant and problematic areas
    for the individual that might warrant further assessment, treatment, and follow-up. Your clinical judgment should
    guide your decision.

    Copyright © 2013 American Psychiatric Association. All Rights Reserved.


    This material can be reproduced without permission by researchers and by clinicians for use with their patients.

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