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Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Clinician/Self-Report

Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Clinician/Self-Report (LSAS-CR/SR; Cox, Ross, Swinson, & Direnfeld,  1998; Liebowitz, 1987). The LSAS-CR/SR is a 24-item clinician- or self-report measure assessing fear and avoidance of social situations in adults.  The LSAS-CR/SR can be used as a screening tool to monitor symptom change over time (Heimberg et al., 1999). The LSAS has a separate version for children and adolescents (LSAS-CA, Masia-Warner, Storch, Pincus, Klein & Heimberg, 2003), as well as a brief child and adolescent version (Shachar, Aderka, & Gilboa-Shechtman, 2013). The LSAS-CR/SR both consist of two subscales: public performance and social interaction. Example items include, “Telephoning people in public” and “Talking to people in authority.” Each item is rated for both fear and avoidance. Fear is rated from zero (“none”) to three (“severe”). Avoidance is rated from zero (“never”) to three (“usually, 68% - 100% of the time”). The LSAS-CR demonstrates good to excellent in