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The Clinical Anxiety Scale: An Instrument Derived from the Hamilton Anxiety Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. P. Snaith ,
S. J. Baugh ,
A. D. Clayden ,
A. Husain  and
M. A. Sipple
R. P. Snaith*
Affiliation:
University of Leeds; Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Sciences Building, Level 5, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF
S. J. Baugh
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
A. D. Clayden
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
A. Husain
Affiliation:
Leeds Regional Training Scheme
M. A. Sipple
Affiliation:
Leeds Regional Training Scheme
*
∗Correspondence.
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Summary

The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAS) was administered to 51 patients with anxiety neurosis along with an independent criterion of severity. Each item from the HAS was significantly correlated with severity, and those items with the highest correlations were combined to form new anxiety scales. These scales were then used on a new group of 27 patients suffering from anxiety neurosis. All the new scales had better correlations with severity than the full HAS. The six-item scale was selected as being the most suitable to be a new Clinical Anxiety Scale.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 5 , November 1982 , pp. 518 - 523
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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References

Hamilton, M. (1959) The assessment of anxiety states by rating. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 32, 50–5.Google Scholar
Wing, J. K., Cooper, J. E. & Sartorius, N. (1974) The Measurement and Classification of Psychiatric Symptoms. Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
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