Rating scales and questionnaires are useful tools for clinical practice. Here are our articles about some of the ones that we think are most useful in clinical practice.
Note: Educational handouts to be given to patients are on a separate page:
Handouts for patients
General Articles
Rating scales and questionnaires for mental health clinicians
Warnings and tips regarding patient-rated scales/questionnaires
Antipsychotic medications
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS): Scoring Sheet
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS): Proper Use (Part 1)
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS): Examination procedure (Part 2)
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS): Scoring (Part 3)
Akathisia
Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS)
Metabolic monitoring
What should I be doing to monitor patients who are on an antipsychotic?
Monitoring form for Second-Generation Antipsychotics
ADHD
Screening patients for Adult ADHD (ASRS)
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version (BRIEF-A)
Psychostimulants Monitoring Form
Alcohol use disorder
Screening patients for alcohol use disorder (AUDIT)
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, revised (CIWA-Ar)
Cognitive functioning
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA): Introduction
Items on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
How to administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
How to score the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
What cut-off score should we use for the MoCA?
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA): Psychometric properties
Alternate versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Spanish version (MoCA-S)
Depressive symptoms
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report (QIDS-SR)
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R)
Sexual functioning
Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX)
An Introduction to the Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (CSFQ)
How to administer, score, and interpret the Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (CSFQ)
Sleep disorders
How to screen for sleep apnea
STOP-Bang Questionnaire for sleep apnea
Sleep Log Questionnaire
Epworth Sleepiness Scale for the measurement of daytime sleepiness (ESS)
Other questionnaires/ rating scales
Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI)
Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS) (External link)
Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI)
Related Pages
Handouts for patients
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