PWQ
Paranoia Worries Questionnaire (PWQ)
The Paranoia Worries Questionnaire (PWQ) is a brief 5-item self-report questionnaire that measures, over the past month, the intensity of worries centered on the idea that other people are trying to upset, threaten or harm the person. Developed for clinical practice and research, it is particularly useful in adults with clinical paranoia, persecutory ideas or non-affective psychosis, especially for screening, monitoring symptom change and evaluating the effects of a psychological intervention.
- Number of questions
- 5 questions
- Estimated duration
- 2 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Paranoia Worries Questionnaire
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Daniel Freeman, Jessica C. Bird, Bao S. Loe, David Kingdon, Helen Startup, David M. Clark, Anke Ehlers, Emma Černis, Gail Wingham, Nicole Evans, Rachel Lister, Katherine Pugh, Jacinta Cordwell, Graham Dunn (2019)
- Category
- Personality disorders
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is rated from 0 to 4 according to frequency over the past month. Add up the 5 items to obtain a total score from 0 to 20. The higher the score, the greater the paranoid worry. A total score greater than or equal to 5 is indicative of a severe level of worry related to the fear that others intend to cause harm. Interpretation must be integrated into the overall clinical assessment.
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