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Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS)

Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) Test

Understand how severe your panic symptoms are in about 2 minutes. Seven quick items help track progress over time and guide more focused care.

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12/28

Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS)

Measures the overall severity of panic disorder symptoms and related impairment to track symptom burden and changes over time.

Low severity

Moderate severity

High severity

0 – 9: Low severity | 10 – 18: Moderate severity | 19 – 28: High severity

A score of 12 falls in the Moderate severity range, indicating a noticeable level of panic-related symptoms and functional impact.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People in active treatment

44%OF USERS

Individuals already seeing a therapist or psychiatrist use it to track week-to-week changes in panic symptoms and treatment response.

Patients reviewing medication

33%OF USERS

People adjusting, starting, or tapering medication take it to quantify symptom severity and side effects in daily functioning.

Those with recent flare-ups

23%OF USERS

People with a known history of panic disorder use it after a stressful period to gauge how much symptoms are affecting their life right now.

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Severity Scale for Panic Disorder (SSfPD)

Average

17.4

Normal range

13 — 21.9

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It rates the current severity of panic-related symptoms and related impairment. It can be used to track change over time, including response to treatment.

Is it used to diagnose panic disorder?

No. It is a severity rating tool and is not intended for diagnosis or initial screening.

What topics are covered by the questions?

Items cover frequency and intensity of panic attacks, anticipatory fear, and avoidance. Items also cover functional impairment in daily activities.

How long does it take and how many questions are included?

It includes 7 questions and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches symptoms during the specified rating period. Use the full range of options rather than choosing the middle category by default.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) Test

panic disorder psychopathology

This measure is designed to quantify current symptom burden and functional impact associated with panic disorder. The Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) provides a brief, structured way to rate severity across core symptom and impairment domains.

It includes 7 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. Item content addresses the frequency and intensity of panic attacks, anticipatory fear and avoidance, and related interference in daily functioning. It is intended for severity monitoring over time and treatment response assessment, rather than as a stand-alone diagnostic or screening instrument. The Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) was developed by D. H. Barlow and M. M. Antony.

Author: D. H. Barlow, M. M. Antony

Literature: Barlow, D. H. Anxiety and its disorders: The nature and treatment of anxiety and panic. Guilford Press. 2002.; Shear, M. K., Brown, T. A., Barlow, D. H., Money, R., Sholomskas, D. E., Woods, S. W., Gorman, J. M., & Papp, L. A. Multicenter collaborative panic disorder severity scale. American Journal of Psychiatry. 1997.

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