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Panic experiences (PDSS-SR)

Sudden anxiety and its effect on daily life. Answer the app’s questionnaire and see your result right away.

Answer based on the past week.

How often did you have panic attacks: sudden intense fear or discomfort accompanied by physical symptoms?

Source · Shear MK, Brown TA, Barlow DH, et al. Multicenter collaborative Panic Disorder Severity Scale. Am J Psychiatry. 1997;154(11):1571–1575. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. The existing CareOps version uses a common response scale across seven questions; it is not the full item-specific response wording of the original PDSS-SR.

Understanding your PDSS-SR result

Panic experiences is explored with 7 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Answer based on the past week. The app uses a CareOps translation; it is not presented as a standardized local-language edition.

Reading your results

Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.

A question to reflect on

Have you avoided a plan because you worried panic might return? Explore panic experiences in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.

Frequently asked questions

How many questions are in Panic experiences (PDSS-SR), and how long does it take?
There are 7 questions, and it usually takes about 2 minutes. For each question you choose one of 5 answers, from “Not at all” to “Very severely”. There are no right or wrong answers.
What does this PDSS-SR check explore?
Panic experiences is explored with 7 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Answer based on the past week. The app uses a CareOps translation; it is not presented as a standardized local-language edition.
How should I interpret the score?
Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
What could I discuss after the check?
Have you avoided a plan because you worried panic might return? Explore panic experiences in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
Do I need to sign in? Are my answers saved?
You can see your results right away without signing in. Your answers are used only for scoring and are not stored on our servers.
Can I bring these results into a counseling session?
Use the analysis button at the bottom of the result screen to have a short conversation with Maeumi without signing in. After the conversation, you can continue in the app. The web conversation does not transfer automatically to the app.
Can I send this check to a friend?
Use Share test at the top of the screen to share the questionnaire link. This link does not contain your answers, result, name or account.

Shear MK, Brown TA, Barlow DH, et al. Multicenter collaborative Panic Disorder Severity Scale. Am J Psychiatry. 1997;154(11):1571–1575. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. The existing CareOps version uses a common response scale across seven questions; it is not the full item-specific response wording of the original PDSS-SR.