The SCL-90-R is used for:

The SCL-90-R is used for:

• A. Assessing physical health only
• B. A quick screen for substance use
• C. An in-depth assessment of physiological health and psychological health
• D. A scale for measuring sleep quality

Answer: (C)

The SCL-90-R is a broad self-report checklist that gauges psychological distress across many symptom areas and also includes somatic (physical) symptom items. Because it covers both mental health symptoms and physical-somatic symptoms, it provides an in-depth view of a person’s psychological health along with related physiological concerns. This makes it more than a quick screen for substances, a pure sleep-quality measure, or a narrow physical-health test, and it yields a detailed profile of distress across multiple domains.

The SCL-90-R is a broad self-report checklist that gauges psychological distress across many symptom areas and also includes somatic (physical) symptom items. Because it covers both mental health symptoms and physical-somatic symptoms, it provides an in-depth view of a person’s psychological health along with related physiological concerns. This makes it more than a quick screen for substances, a pure sleep-quality measure, or a narrow physical-health test, and it yields a detailed profile of distress across multiple domains.