Sheehan Disability Scale Questionnaire

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized questionnaire developed by David Sheehan in 1983, which is used to measure functional impairments caused by panic, anxiety, phobic, or depressive symptoms in three inter-related domains; work/school, social and family life. It is also used in many other chronic medical illnesses due to its generic design. The Sheehan Disability Scale generates 4 scores: a work disability score, a social life disability score, a family life disability score and a total score. This questionnaire contains 6 items, with which patients can rate the extent of their functional impairments on a 10-point visual analog scale.

**Synonyms:** - SDS - SDS - SDS01