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  • 24 - Assessment of Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • from Part III - Assessment and Diagnosis of Specific Mental Disorders
  • Edited by Martin Sellbom, University of Otago, New Zealand, Julie A. Suhr, Ohio University
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
    Published online:
    06 December 2019
    Print publication:
    19 December 2019, pp 330-346

  • Summary

    The current chapter reviews assessment of anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults for answering clinical questions about diagnosis and severity of the anxiety disorder; case formulation and treatment planning; monitoring of progress throughout treatment; and measurement of treatment outcome. Evidence-based assessment of adult anxiety disorders includes the use of semi-structured diagnostic interviews, self-report measures (questionnaires), clinician-rated measures, and behavioral assessment techniques. The current chapter necessarily reviews only the most prominent tools used for assessment of adult anxiety disorders. For each anxiety disorder discussed in this chapter, we review assessment methods and recommend an assessment battery that would include a structured diagnostic interview, a brief measure of severity that can be administered throughout treatment to monitor progress, and a selection of measures (e.g., a self-report measure and a behavioral assessment) that allows for case formulation and tailoring of evidence-based treatment to the client’s individual needs.