Hierarchy of anxiety symptom severity measurement scales
| Hierarchy | Anxiety symptom severity rating scales | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale | RCMAS |
| 2 | Spence Children's Anxiety Scale | SCAS |
| 3 | Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children | MASC |
| 4 | State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children | STAIC |
| 5 | Screen for Anxiety and Related Disorders | SCARED |
| 6 | Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale | RCADS |
| 7 | Clinician severity ratings | CSR |
| 8 | Fear Survey Schedule for Children | FSSC |
| 9 | Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index | CASI |
| 10 | Beck Anxiety Inventory | BAI |
| 11 | Child Behavior Checklist-Internalising | CBCL-Int |
| 12 | Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale | PARS |
Where different anxiety symptom severity rating scales were used for the purpose of pooling results, we chose the single best available outcome measure according to a hierarchy based on psychometric properties and frequency of use with children and adolescents.