Tools to assess psychosocial functioning / QoL in anxiety disorders

Some tools exist that can be useful to assess psychosocial functioning or quality of life in anxiety disorders, such as the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS), the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), and the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF).^1-3

References:

1.Sheehan DV. Sheehan Disability Scale. Available at: https://harmresearch.org/sds/. Accessed July 2025.

2.World Health Organization. Measuring Health and Disability. Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0). © World Health Organization, 2010.

3.Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form. Available at: https://www.psychiatrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Q-LES-Q-SF.pdf. Accessed July 2025.

4.Correll CU, Cortese S, Solmi, M, et al. Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder-specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults. World Psychiatry 2025;24:296–318