Work and Social Adjustment Scale.

WSAS

What it measures

Self-rated functional impairment attributable to a problem/disorder across five life domains: ability to work, home management, social leisure, private leisure, and close relationships (a generic impairment outcome, not symptoms)

Length and format

5 items. 9-point (0 not at all impaired to 8 very severely impaired), summed 0-40; bands <10 subclinical, 10-20 significant, >20 severe impairment (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. ES, DE, SV, NL, ZH and others; used internationally in IAPT/routine outcome monitoring

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Mundt, J. C., Marks, I. M., Shear, M. K., & Greist, J. H. (2002). The Work and Social Adjustment Scale: a simple measure of impairment in functioning. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180(5), 461-464.