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The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) is one of the most widely used and well-validated measures of anxiety for children and adolescents (Birmaher et al., 1997). The current version of the SCARED is a questionnaire that assesses all of the major DSM-5 anxiety disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and school refusal (Bodden, Bögels, & Muris, 2009). It can be administered to parents or youths aged 8 to 18 years. Here are some sample items (and the disorder they measure):

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 When frightened, I feel dizzy … (panic disorder)

 I worry about the future … (generalized anxiety disorder)

 I don’t like being away from my family … (separation anxiety disorder)

 It’s hard for me to talk with people I don’t know … (social phobia)

 I’m scared to go to school … (school refusal)

Let’s imagine that it’s 1997 and we have been asked to evaluate the reliability and validity of the SCARED. The Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys are playing on a CD in the background and we’re ready to get to work!