The Work and Social Adjustment Scale: a simple measure of impairment in functioning

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Authors

M. Katherine Shear · University of Pittsburgh

John Greist · Healthcare Technology Systems

Abstract

The WSAS is a simple, reliable and valid measure of impaired functioning. It is a sensitive and useful outcome measure offering the potential for readily interpretable comparisons across studies and disorders.

Topics & Keywords

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: The British Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 180, Issue 5, pp. 461-464

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.180.5.461

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