Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) is a
questionnaire
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developed by the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of
Duke University
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for
screening
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and measuring severity of
social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also known as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by sentiments of fear and anxiety in social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some aspects ...
. This self-reported assessment scale consists of 17 items, which cover the main spectrum of social phobia such as fear, avoidance, and physiological symptoms. The statements of the SPIN items indicate the particular signs of social phobia. Answering the statements a person should indicate how much each statement applies to him or her.
The SPIN questionnaire is similar to a customer service survey. Each statement of SPIN can be measured by a choice of five answers based on a scale of intensity of social phobia signs ranging from "Not at all" to "Extremely". Each answer is then assigned a number value ranging from least intense to most intense. Overall assessment is done by total score, and the total score higher than 19 indicates on likelihood of social anxiety disorder.
The SPIN is considered as a valid assessment scale for screening social anxiety disorder as well as measuring of social phobia severity and outcome following treatment. Other screening scales are the
SPAI-B and the
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.
mini-SPIN
A shortened version entitled mini-SPIN with only 3 questions has been found to accurately identify 90% of people diagnosed with generalized social anxiety disorder.
[Seeley-Wait, E., et al]
Psychometric Properties of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory
November 13, 2007.
See also
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Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry
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References
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External links
SPIN - Online Social Phobia Test
Anxiety screening and assessment tools