Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)

Answer 1

Clinician rated

13 items, 5 possible responses

Looks at severity of anxiety disorder

Question 2

Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

Answer 2

Clinician rated

Semi-structured interview

10 items, 4 possible responses

Rates severity of OCD symptoms in patients with a confirmed diagnosis

Doesn’t assess depressive or other anxiety symptoms