Revised Child Anxiety and Depression
Scale
Instructions:
Check the word that shows how often each of these things happens to you. There are
no right or wrong answers.
Never Sometimes Often Always
1 I worry about things 0 1 2 3
2 I feel sad or empty 0 1 2 3
When I have a problem, I get a
3 funny feeling in my stomach 0 1 2 3
I worry when I think I have done
4 poorly at something 0 1 2 3
I would feel afraid of being on my
5 own at home 0 1 2 3
6 Nothing is much fun anymore 0 1 2 3
I feel scared when I have to take a
7 test 0 1 2 3
I feel worried when I think
8 someone is angry with me 0 1 2 3
I worry about being away from my
9 parents 0 1 2 3
I get bothered by bad or silly
10 thoughts or pictures in my mind 0 1 2 3
11 I have trouble sleeping 0 1 2 3
12 I worry that I will do badly at my 0 1 2 3
school work
I worry that something awful will
13 happen to someone in my family 0 1 2 3
I suddenly feel as if I can’t breathe
14 when there is no reason for this 0 1 2 3
15 I have problems with my appetite 0 1 2 3
I have to keep checking that I
have done
things right (like the switch is off,
16 or the door is locked)
0 1 2 3
Never Sometimes
17 I feel scared if I have to sleep on my own 0 1
I have trouble going to school in the
18 mornings because I feel nervous or afraid
0 1
19 I have no energy for things 0 1
20 I worry I might look foolish 0 1
21 I am tired a lot 0 1
22 I worry that bad things will happen to me 0 1
23 I can’t seem to get bad or silly thoughts out of my head 0 1
24 When I have a problem, my heart beats really fast 0 1
25 I cannot think clearly 0 1
I suddenly start to tremble or shake when there is no reason for
26 this 0 1
27 I worry that something bad will happen to me 0 1
28 When I have a problem, I feel shaky 0 1
29 I feel worthless 0 1
30 I worry about making mistakes 0 1
I have to think of special thoughts (like
31 numbers or words) to stop bad things from happening
0 1
32 I worry what other people think of me 0 1
I am afraid of being in crowded places
33 (like shopping centers, the movies,
buses, busy playgrounds) 0 1
34 All of a sudden I feel really scared for no reason at all 0 1
35 I worry about what is going to happen 0 1
36 I suddenly become dizzy or faint when there is no reason for this 0 1
Never Sometimes Often Always
37 I think about death 0 1 2 3
I feel afraid if I have to talk in front of
38 my class 0 1 2 3
My heart suddenly starts to beat too
39 quickly for no reason 0 1 2 3
40 I feel like I don’t want to move 0 1 2 3
I worry that I will suddenly get a
scared feeling when there is nothing
41 to be afraid of
0 1 2 3
I have to do some things over and
over again (like washing my hands,
cleaning or putting things in a certain
42 order)
0 1 2 3
I feel afraid that I will make a fool of
43 myself in front of people 0 1 2 3
I have to do some things in just the
44 right way to stop bad things from 0 1 2 3
happening
45 I worry when I go to bed at night 0 1 2 3
I would feel scared if I had to stay
46 away from home overnight 0 1 2 3
47 I feel restless 0 1 2 3
