SCL-90-R is an inventory of 90 items testing the individual on Eight dimensions : Somatization (SOM), obsessive – compulsive disorder (OCD) , interpersonal sensitivity (IS) Depression (DEP), Anxiety (ANX), Hostility (HOS), Phobic Anxiety(PHOB), Paranoid Ideation (PAR) Psychoticism (PSY) and three global indics : Global Severity index(GSI) Positive Symptom Distress index (PSDI) and Positive symptom total (PST). The scoring of this test is formally done in two ways : hand scoring and computer scoring. The hand scoring is carried out through 8 scoring keys and then the raw scores are then converted to standardized T scores.
SCL- 90 – R is an intensive assessment of the client’s psychological make – up.
