The adult version of the measure consists of  23 questions that assess 13 psychiatric do-
mains, including depression, an ger, mania, anxiety, somatic symptoms, suicidal ideation,
psychosis, sleep problems, memo ry, repetitive thoughts and behaviors, dissociation, per-
sonality functioning, and substance use (Table 1). Each domain consists of one to three
questions. Each item inquires about how mu ch (or how often) the individual has been
bothered by the specific symptom during the p ast 2 weeks. If the individual is of impaired
capacity and unable to complete the form (e .g., an individual with dementia), a knowl-
edgeable adult informant may complete this measure. The measure was found to be clin-
ically useful and to have good reliability in  the DSM-5 field trials that were conducted in
adult clinical samples across the United States and in Canada.
The parent/guardian-rated ver sion of the measure (for childr en ages 6–17) consists of
25 questions that assess 12 psychiatric domain s, including depression, anger, irritability,
mania, anxiety, somatic symptoms, inattent ion, suicidal ideation/attempt, psychosis,
sleep disturbance, repetitive thoughts and behaviors, an d substance use (Table 2). Each
item asks the parent or guardian to rate ho w much (or how often) his or her child has been
bothered by the specific psychiatric symptom during the past 2 weeks. The measure was
also found to be clinically useful and to ha ve good reliability in the DSM-5 field trials that
were conducted in pediatric clinical samples across the United States. For children ages
11–17, along with the parent/guardian rating of the child’s sympto ms, the clinician may