HAMAClinician-rated, usually covering the past weekAbout 10–20 minutes (clinical interview) 👥 No usage yetSource: Hamilton M (1959)

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale

The HAMA (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale) is a classic clinician-rated anxiety scale with 14 items. It is administered by a trained clinician through a structured interview. Items cover anxious mood, tension, fears, insomnia, intellectual/cognitive functioning, depressed mood, somatic symptoms, cardiovascular symptoms, respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, genitourinary symptoms, autonomic symptoms, and behavior at interview. This scale is for educational display only and does not replace a professional clinical evaluation.

What this scale measuresThe HAMA is administered by a trained clinician through a structured interview to rate the severity and sub-type of anxiety across 14 items, covering anxious mood, tension, fears, insomnia, cognition, depressed mood, and somatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, autonomic and interview-behavior symptoms. It is one of the most recognized clinician-rated anxiety tools worldwide. This site displays it for educational purposes only.
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About This Scale

The HAMA (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale) is a classic clinician-rated anxiety scale with 14 items. It is administered by a trained clinician through a structured interview. Items cover anxious mood, tension, fears, insomnia, intellectual/cognitive functioning, depressed mood, somatic symptoms, cardiovascular symptoms, respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, genitourinary symptoms, autonomic symptoms, and behavior at interview. This scale is for educational display only and does not replace a professional clinical evaluation.

  • Period: Clinician-rated, usually covering the past week
  • Questions: 0
  • Use Cases: Clinician-rated for anxiety treatment research and clinical assessment, Covers multiple dimensions of anxiety symptoms, Administered by a qualified professional to reduce self-report bias