Focus Area: Agoraphobia
Overview: The Severity Measure for Agoraphobia (SM-A) asks about a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in situations where they would be around other people such as crowds, public places, transportation, traveling, or just leaving the house. It is typically used with clients who have been diagnosed with agoraphobia or who have shown clinically significant symptoms and is helpful for tracking the improvement of symptoms over time.
Total number of items: 10
Administration: Self-report
Standardized cadence: Weekly
Supported subscales: None
Age range: Adult
Scoring and interpretation: Answers are scored on a 5-point Likert scale with 0 for "Never" and 4 for "All the time." Total scores range from 0 to 40 and a higher score is associated with more severe agoraphobia.
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