Practice Guidelines and Clinical Assessment Tools

Panic Disorder Practice Guidelines

Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Panic Disorder

Clinician-Administered Assessment Tools

The following clinical interviews can be useful for confirming a diagnosis of Panic Disorder.

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I)

Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS-IV) is also available in a computer version (CDIS).

Self-Report Assessment Tools

Measures of the fear of anxiety symptoms:

Anxiety Sensitivity Index
Reiss, S., Peterson, R. A., Gursky, D. M., & McNally, R. J. (1986). Anxiety sensitivity, anxiety frequency and the prediction of fearfulness.  Behaviour Research and Therapy, 24, 1-8.)

Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire
Chambless, D. L., Caputo, G. C., Bright, P., & Gallagher, R. (1984). Assessment of fear of fear in agoraphobics: The Body Sensations Questionnaire and the Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 1090-1097.

Body Sensations Questionnaire
Chambless, D. L., Caputo, G. C., Bright, P., & Gallagher, R. (1984). Assessment of fear of fear in agoraphobics: The Body Sensations Questionnaire and the Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 1090-1097.

Measures of avoidance behavior:

Fear Questionnaire
Marks, I. M., & Mathews, A. M. (1979). Brief standard self-rating for phobic patients. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 17, 263-267.