The SCARED is most commonly used in the 41-item version published in 1999 which was updated with three additional items in the social phobia scale.
It has proved useful in studying the effectiveness of certain treatments of anxiety disorders in children.,[2] however, research founds discrepancies between parent-child agreement warranting further examination of the tool.
[10] Studies of the SCARED also indicate good psychometric properties for children and adolescents of different cultures, distinguishing itself from other similar questionnaires.
[3] The SCARED has been found to be a reliable assessment tool in several different cultures and translated into many different languages, including, but not limited to, French, German,[11] Italian, Dutch,[12] Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Thai.
Another limitation is that, depending on the age and maturity of the child filling out the questionnaire, they may have difficulty recognizing the frequency or severity of both external and internal symptoms.