“What tests diagnose an anxiety disorder?”
I have had a few anxiety attacks over the past month and a half, and I'm wondering if I have an anxiety disorder. What tests are available to diagnose this?
4 Answers
Our main diagnostics tool as psychiatrists is the DSM 5. Read that chapter on Anxiety disorders and the chapter on Panic disorder... see if the symptoms you experienced match the list of symptoms under those so more or less you will have an idea. If you see that you satisfy the criteria, then you might want to seek further help from a psychiatrist or a therapist.
Just bring her to a therapist. Forget about testing. You can go online and google that and some test may come up but a therapist can do wonders for some
A reasonable self-assessment can be found at:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/health/anxiety-test
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/health/anxiety-test
B.E.C.K. Anxiety Inventory; M. M. Personality Inventory. Try them with a licensed psychologist of your prefference.
