Assessment of Anxiety with Asians

Abstract

This chapter will identify (I) which measures are most commonly used to assess anxiety in English speaking populations, (2) assessment measures for generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias, PTSD, and their reliability and validity, (3) different types and symptoms of anxiety disorders and their respective measures depending on each nation and culture, and (4) the availability of measures in different languages. In addition, this chapter emphasizes the importance of administrating assessments for somatic symptoms of anxiety as researchers identified that Asians often express mental health symptoms through somatization, and this is a critical cultural consideration when assessing anxiety disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved) (chapter)