Table 3.

Assessments of associated features of social phobia

Scale	Description	Scores	Features
Sheehan Disability Scale (84)	4-items assess current levels of impairment across work/school, social, and family domains	Single dimension of global functioning from 0 (unimpaired) to 30 (highly impaired)	Change-over- time in scores frequently used in treatment outcome studies
Liebowitz Self-Rated Disability Scale (13)	Assesses current and lifetime impairment due to “emotional problems” across 11 domains	Mean score of 39 = substantial disability (85)	Includes suicidal behavior domain
Beck Depression Inventory, 2nd Edition (86)	Self-report of cognitive, behavioral, and somatic symptoms of depression	0 to 10=Minimal depression 10–18=Mild depression 19–29=Moderate to severe depression 30–63=Severe depression	Efficient format with wide coverage of depression symptomatology
Medical Outcomes Study Health Status Questionnaire-36 item Short Form (87, 88)	Measures general quality of life over a broad range of non- disease-specific health concepts	50 to 70 = Moderately reduced quality of life Below 50 = Markedly reduced quality of life	Validated in Hebrew (89) and other languages

SP = Social phobia