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Rating scales and questionnaires for mental health clinicians

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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