Mental Health Surveys
Access clinically validated mental health assessments and track your progress over time.
Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire for Adults (ACE)
A 10-item questionnaire that identifies adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) prior to age 18, including abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Developed by the CDC-Kaiser Permanente ACE Study.
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
Clinician-rated scale to assess severity of dyskinesias (abnormal involuntary movements) in patients taking neuroleptic medications
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1)
An 18-item screening instrument based on DSM-IV-TR criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults.
Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
A 77-item caregiver-report measure designed to evaluate treatment effectiveness in individuals with autism spectrum disorder across four domains: speech/language/communication, sociability, sensory/cognitive awareness, and health/physical/behavior.
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
A 10-item screening tool developed by the World Health Organization to assess alcohol consumption, drinking behaviors, and alcohol-related problems.
AUDIT-C Alcohol Screening
A brief alcohol screening tool to identify risky drinking patterns
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
A 21-item self-report measure of anxiety severity, focusing on physical symptoms of anxiety to minimize overlap with depression measures.
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)
A 21-item self-report inventory designed to assess the severity of depression in adolescents and adults aged 13 and older. The BDI-II is a revision of the original BDI that was developed to correspond with DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder.
Brief Grief Questionnaire (BGQ)
A 5-item screening questionnaire for complicated grief. The BGQ assesses difficulty accepting death, grief interference, intrusive thoughts, avoidance behaviors, and feeling distant from others.
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Version 11 (BIS-11)
A 30-item self-report instrument for assessing impulsivity
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
An 18-item clinician-rated scale that measures psychiatric symptoms across multiple domains including psychosis, depression, and anxiety.
Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief COPE)
A multidimensional coping inventory to assess the different ways in which people respond to stress
Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (Brief PHQ)
A comprehensive questionnaire combining PHQ-9 depression screening with anxiety assessment and additional health-related questions for primary care settings.
Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)
A 6-item scale designed to assess the ability to bounce back or recover from stress.
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
The C-SSRS is a questionnaire used for suicide assessment developed by Columbia University with NIMH support. It helps establish a person's immediate risk of suicide and is used in acute care settings.
CAGE Substance Abuse Screening Tool
A 4-item screening tool for alcohol use disorders, developed by Ewing in 1984. The acronym CAGE represents Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye-opener.
CAGE Adapted to Include Drugs (CAGE-AID)
An adaptation of the CAGE questionnaire for conjointly screening for alcohol and drug problems, focusing on lifetime use.
CAPS-5
The CAPS-5 is a 30-item structured interview that corresponds to the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD. It assesses the 20 DSM-5 PTSD symptoms plus associated features. It is considered the gold standard for PTSD assessment.
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
The CD-RISC is a widely used and validated scale that measures resilience across five dimensions: personal competence, acceptance of change and secure relationships, trust/tolerance/strengthening effects of stress, control, and spiritual influences.
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale - Revised (CESD-R)
A 20-item self-report measure designed to assess depressive symptoms in the general population, with items reflecting DSM-IV criteria for major depression.
Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI)
The CGI is a clinician-rated instrument that measures illness severity, global improvement or change, and therapeutic response. It is widely used in clinical trials and practice to assess treatment effects.
CRAFFT Substance Abuse Screening Test
A behavioral health screening tool for use with adolescents to screen for substance use.
Death Anxiety Beliefs and Behaviours Scale (DABBS)
An 18-item self-report scale that measures death anxiety across three dimensions: death anxiety, death-related thoughts, and avoidance behaviors.
Daily Mood Chart
A simple daily mood tracking assessment to monitor mood patterns, sleep, and activities on a day-to-day basis
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - 21 (DASS-21)
A 21-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure the severity of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms over the past week.
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - 42 (DASS-42)
A 42-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure the severity of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms over the past week. This is the full version of the DASS.
Drug Abuse Screening Test - 10 Item (DAST-10)
The DAST-10 is a brief screening instrument designed to assess drug abuse and dependence. It identifies individuals who may have drug-related problems and need further evaluation or treatment.
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - 16 (DERS-16)
A brief version of the DERS that assesses difficulties in emotion regulation across multiple dimensions when experiencing negative emotions.
Dissociative Experiences Scale - II (DES-II)
A 28-item self-report measure that assesses the frequency of dissociative experiences in daily life, including depersonalization, derealization, and dissociative amnesia.
DSM-5-TR Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure - Adult
A screening tool that assesses 13 psychiatric domains for adults.
Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)
An 11-item screening tool developed as a parallel to the AUDIT to identify problematic drug use and drug use disorders.
Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)
A 26-item self-report questionnaire designed to screen for symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders.
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
A 10-item screening tool for identifying postnatal depression in mothers who are pregnant or have recently given birth.
Flourishing Scale (FS)
An 8-item scale measuring psychological well-being and flourishing across key dimensions including purpose, relationships, engagement, competence, self-worth, optimism, and social respect.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2)
A very brief and easy to perform initial screening tool for generalized anxiety disorder consisting of the first 2 items of the GAD-7.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)
A 7-item screening tool for generalized anxiety disorder and assessment of anxiety symptom severity.
Geriatric Depression Scale - 15 (GDS-15)
A 15-item screening tool specifically designed to identify depression in older adults, using a simple yes/no format.
Geriatric Depression Scale - Long Form (GDS-30)
The original 30-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale for assessing depression in older adults
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)
A 14-item clinician-rated scale to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms.
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)
The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) is a clinician-administered assessment that evaluates the severity of depression. Originally developed with 17 items, it focuses on cognitive and physical symptoms of depression and is widely used in clinical practice and research.
Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG)
A 19-item assessment measuring symptoms of complicated grief, including intense yearning, difficulty accepting the death, and impaired functioning following loss.
Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R)
A 22-item self-report measure that assesses subjective distress caused by traumatic events.
Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)
The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) is a 28-item measure assessing individual differences in empathy across four dimensions: perspective taking, fantasy, empathic concern, and personal distress.
Indigenous Risk Impact Screener (IRIS)
A 13-item screening instrument designed for Indigenous populations to assess alcohol and drug problems and mental health risks.
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
A 7-item screening tool for insomnia that evaluates the severity of sleep problems, satisfaction with sleep patterns, interference with daily functioning, and distress caused by sleep problems.
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)
A 10-item psychological distress scale providing comprehensive assessment of anxiety and depressive symptoms over the past 30 days, with enhanced sensitivity for detecting mental disorders.
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6)
A 6-item screening scale designed to identify serious mental illness in community settings through assessment of psychological distress.
Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5)
A 17-item checklist that screens for potentially traumatic events across the lifetime. Used to assess trauma exposure for PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-5 criteria.
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)
Assessment tool for measuring fear and avoidance in social interaction and performance situations
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a 10-item clinician-administered questionnaire designed to assess the severity of depressive episodes in patients with mood disorders. It focuses on psychological symptoms of depression and is particularly sensitive to treatment changes.
Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST)
The MAST is a widely used screening instrument designed to identify individuals with alcohol use disorders. It assesses various aspects of drinking behavior, consequences, and problems related to alcohol use.
Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)
A screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder that assesses lifetime history of manic and hypomanic episodes.
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a widely used cognitive screening instrument that assesses orientation, memory, attention, language, and visuospatial abilities. It is commonly used to detect cognitive impairment and dementia in clinical and research settings.
McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD)
A 10-item screening tool for borderline personality disorder, designed to be brief and easy to administer while maintaining high sensitivity and specificity.
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)
A brief assessment measuring perceived adequacy of social support from three sources: Significant Other, Family, and Friends.
Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R)
An 18-item self-report measure of obsessive-compulsive symptoms across six subscales: Hoarding, Checking, Ordering, Neutralizing, Washing, and Obsessing.
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)
Measures positive and negative affect as independent dimensions of emotional experience
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
A medical scale used for measuring the symptom severity of patients with schizophrenia.
Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5)
A 5-item screening tool for PTSD in primary care settings, designed to identify probable PTSD in patients with trauma exposure.
Perfectionistic Cognitions Inventory (PCI)
A 25-item self-report measure that assesses the frequency of perfectionistic thoughts and cognitions over the past week.
PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)
A 20-item self-report measure that assesses the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD. Used for screening, provisional PTSD diagnosis, and monitoring symptom change.
Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)
Measures catastrophic thinking related to pain, assessing rumination, magnification, and helplessness
Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS)
Clinician-rated scale to assess the severity of panic disorder symptoms
Patient Health Questionnaire - Full Version (PHQ)
The complete Patient Health Questionnaire assessing somatic symptoms, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, eating disorders, and alcohol use.
Patient Health Questionnaire 15-item Somatic Symptom Scale (PHQ-15)
A 15-item scale for assessing the severity of somatic symptoms and screening for somatoform disorders.
Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2)
A 2-item ultra-brief screening tool for depression. The PHQ-2 inquires about the frequency of depressed mood and anhedonia over the past two weeks.
Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4)
A 4-item ultra-brief screening tool for both anxiety and depression.
Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8)
An 8-item depression screening tool that excludes the suicidality question from PHQ-9.
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
A 9-item depression screening tool that assesses the severity of depressive symptoms based on DSM criteria.
Patient Health Questionnaire - Somatic, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms (PHQ-SADS)
A comprehensive assessment combining somatic symptoms (PHQ-15), anxiety (GAD-7), panic disorder screening, and depression (PHQ-9) with functional impairment.
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global-10 (PROMIS-10)
The PROMIS Global-10 is a brief, 10-item measure of general health status that assesses global physical health and global mental health. It provides T-scores that can be compared to the general U.S. population.
Psychosis Screener (PS)
A brief 6-item screening instrument designed to identify individuals who may be experiencing psychotic symptoms and require further assessment.
Phobic Stimuli Response Scale (PSRS)
A 46-item self-report measure that assesses fear responses to various phobic stimuli including animals, blood/injury, social situations, claustrophobia, and illness/death.
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
A 10-item scale that measures the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful, focusing on feelings and thoughts during the last month.
Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)
A 16-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess the trait of worry.
Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI)
A 21-item measure of positive psychological change experienced as a result of struggling with highly challenging life circumstances. Assesses growth across five domains: relating to others, new possibilities, personal strength, spiritual change, and appreciation of life.
Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self Report (QIDS-SR16)
The QIDS-SR16 is a 16-item self-report measure of depression severity that correlates highly with clinician-rated scales. It covers the nine DSM-IV symptom criterion domains for major depressive disorder.
Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS)
A 7-item scale designed to measure general relationship satisfaction. Assesses how well partners meet needs, overall satisfaction, relationship quality, love, and problems.
Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - Child Version (RCADS)
A 47-item self-report questionnaire that measures symptoms of anxiety disorders and depression in children and adolescents according to DSM-IV criteria.
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)
A 10-item scale that measures global self-worth by measuring both positive and negative feelings about the self. Originally designed for high school students but widely used across age groups.
State Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (S-DERS)
A 21-item self-report measure that assesses current difficulties in emotion regulation, capturing state-level emotion dysregulation in the moment.
Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R)
A brief 4-item screening measure for suicide risk assessment. Each item taps a different dimension of suicidality: lifetime ideation/attempt, frequency over past year, threat of attempt, and future likelihood.
Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)
The SCARED is a screening instrument designed to identify anxiety disorders in children and adolescents aged 8-18. It includes both child self-report and parent report versions with subscales for different anxiety disorders.
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale - Child (SCAS)
A 44-item self-report questionnaire that measures anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents across six domains: separation anxiety, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive, panic/agoraphobia, physical injury fears, and generalized anxiety.
SCOFF Eating Disorder Questionnaire
A 5-item screening questionnaire for eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa). The acronym SCOFF stands for Sick, Control, One stone, Fat, Food.
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) - Carer Version
A brief behavioural screening questionnaire for children, completed by parents or carers.
Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire 2 (SF-MPQ-2)
A comprehensive 24-item assessment measuring multiple dimensions of pain quality, intensity, and affect.
Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Questionnaire (SNAP-IV)
The SNAP-IV is a 26-item rating scale assessing ADHD symptoms and oppositional behaviors in children. It includes DSM-IV criteria for ADHD (inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS)
A 7-item shortened version of WEMWBS with improved scaling properties derived through Rasch analysis. Provides a more interval-level measurement of mental well-being while maintaining coverage of the construct. All items are positively worded and assess mental well-being over the past 2 weeks.
Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
A 5-item scale designed to measure global cognitive judgments of satisfaction with one's life as a whole, focusing on overall life satisfaction rather than specific domains.
Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ)
A brief 16-item assessment measuring emotional empathy, focusing on understanding and responding to others' emotional states.
Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI)
A very brief measure of the Big-Five personality domains that assesses extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experiences.
Three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3)
A brief 3-item scale adapted from the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale that measures three dimensions of loneliness: relational connectedness, social connectedness, and self-perceived isolation.
Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale
The Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale is a comprehensive 43-item assessment tool evaluating ADHD symptoms, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct problems, anxiety/depression, and academic performance in children.
Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS)
A simple and widely-used tool for measuring pain intensity on a continuous scale from 0-100mm
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
A 14-item scale measuring positive mental well-being, covering both hedonic (happiness, life satisfaction) and eudaimonic (psychological functioning, self-realization) perspectives. All items are positively worded and assess mental well-being over the past 2 weeks.
World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)
A 5-item questionnaire measuring subjective well-being over the past two weeks.
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (12-item version) (WHODAS 2.0)
A 12-item self-administered questionnaire to assess difficulties due to health conditions.
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
A clinician-rated scale designed to measure the severity and type of symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (Zung SDS)
A 20-item self-rating scale measuring depression severity across affective, psychological, and somatic symptoms