LSAS
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)
This questionnaire is designed to assess social anxiety and avoidance in various social situations. It was developed by psychiatrist Michael Liebowitz to help diagnose social anxiety disorder and assess its severity. This tool allows clinicians to measure both anxiety and avoidance behaviors, thereby helping to guide treatment decisions and track patients' progress over time.
- Number of questions
- 48 questions
- Estimated duration
- 12 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale
- Target audience
- Adolescents and adults
- Authors
- Michael Liebowitz (1987)
- Category
- Anxiety
Preview of the 48 questions
Scoring & interpretation
Each question is rated on a scale from 0 (no anxiety/avoidance) to 3 (severe anxiety/avoidance). The total scores for anxiety and avoidance are added together to obtain a total score. A high score indicates greater social anxiety.
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