What is a Screening Like?

At a screening, participants hear an educational presentation, fill out a written screening questionnaire, watch an educational video, and have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with a health professional.

At an anxiety disorders screening, the organization differs slightly, with participants viewing the video before completing the questionnaire. The anxiety video presents various people with the different disorders and the participant uses this information to complete the questionnaire.

If appropriate, participants receive a referral for a place they can go for a full examination. All screenings are free and anonymous.

There may be a place on the screening questionnaire that asks the participant to write his or her first name and phone number if he or she wishes to participate in a follow-up study. A follow-up study is undertaken for each program in order to help learn about the success of the screening program and to discover whether participants found the program useful. Participation in a follow-up study is completely voluntary and has no bearing on the screening itself.

Sample Test for Anxiety Disorder Screening:

1. Do you ever experience a sudden, unexplained attack of intense fear, anxiety or panic for no apparent reason?
   
2. Have you been afraid of not being able to get help or not being able to escape in certain situations, like being on a bridge, in a crowded store or in similar situations?
   
3. Do you find it difficult to control your worrying?
   
4. Do you spend more time than is necessary doing things over and over again, such as washing your hands, checking things, or counting things?
   
5. Do you either avoid or feel very uncomfortable in situations involving people, such as parties, weddings, dating, dances or other social events?
   
6. Have you ever had an extremely frightening, traumatic or horrible experience like being a victim of a violent crime, seriously injured in a car accident, sexually assaulted, or seeing someone injured or killed?

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