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Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)

The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) is a clinician-rated psychological assessment used to measure the severity of anxiety symptoms.

The assessment looks at emotional anxiety, physical tension, fears, sleep problems, concentration difficulties, depressed mood, and physical symptoms related to anxiety.

The HAM-A was developed by Max Hamilton and is one of the most widely used anxiety rating scales in clinical and research settings.

The questionnaire recognizes that anxiety affects both emotional and physical functioning, including mood, sleep, concentration, muscles, breathing, digestion, and autonomic nervous system activity.

Higher scores may suggest stronger anxiety symptoms, physical tension, emotional distress, or significant anxiety-related impairment.

You will be presented with 14 symptom areas related to anxiety and emotional functioning.

Read each item carefully and choose the response that best describes the severity of the symptom.

Please answer honestly according to your recent experiences and symptoms.

This assessment is intended for adults and older adolescents who are able to understand and report symptoms related to anxiety and emotional well-being.

Participation is voluntary. Responses are anonymous and intended for educational, self-awareness, and research-related purposes only.

Higher scores may reflect stronger anxiety symptoms, emotional distress, physical tension, or anxiety-related daily functioning difficulties.

Worries, anticipation of the worst, fearful anticipation, irritability.

Feelings of tension, fatigability, startle response, moved to tears easily, trembling, feelings of restlessness, inability to relax.

Of dark, of strangers, of being left alone, of animals, of traffic, of crowds.

Difficulty in falling asleep, broken sleep, unsatisfying sleep and fatigue on waking, dreams, nightmares, night terrors.

Difficulty in concentration, poor memory.

Loss of interest, lack of pleasure in hobbies, depression, early waking, diurnal swing.

Pains and aches, twitching, stiffness, myoclonic jerks, grinding of teeth, unsteady voice, increased muscular tone.

Tinnitus, blurring of vision, hot and cold flushes, feelings of weakness, pricking sensation.

Tachycardia, palpitations, pain in chest, throbbing of vessels, fainting feelings, missing beat.

Pressure or constriction in chest, choking feelings, sighing, dyspnea.

Difficulty in swallowing, wind abdominal pain, burning sensations, abdominal fullness, nausea, vomiting, borborygmi, looseness of bowels, loss of weight, constipation.

Frequency of micturition, urgency of micturition, amenorrhea, menorrhagia, development of rigidity, premature ejaculation, loss of libido, impotence.

Dry mouth, flushing, pallor, tendency to sweat, giddiness, tension headache, raising of hair.

Fidgeting, restlessness or pacing, tremor of hands, furrowed brow, strained face, sighing or rapid respiration, facial pallor, swallowing, etc.