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Self-tests

Mental health self-tests

The same validated questionnaires a clinician would hand you, scored the same way, with the validation study cited on the page. Private by construction: your answers are scored on the page and never stored.

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  • PHQ-9

    Depression

    The PHQ-9 is the nine-question depression screener used across primary care. It asks how often each problem has bothered you over the last two weeks and scores 0 to 27.

    9 questions · about 2 minutes

    Take the depression test

  • GAD-7

    Anxiety

    The GAD-7 is the seven-question anxiety screener used across primary care. It asks how often each problem has bothered you over the last two weeks and scores 0 to 21.

    7 questions · about 2 minutes

    Take the anxiety test

How these tests work

Each test is a published screening instrument in wide clinical use, reproduced as published and scored exactly as its validation study scores it, with the study cited at the bottom of the page. A score estimates symptom severity over the last two weeks; it cannot diagnose, and it can be moved by grief, medical illness or medication. Whatever you score, how you actually feel is the better reason to talk with someone.