Screening tests
Find out where you stand, in two minutes
Free, validated screeners used by clinicians — scored instantly in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you ask us to look at it with you.
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Each of these is the real instrument, not an approximation — the same questions a clinician would ask, with the published scoring. They cannot diagnose anything, but they are a good way to find out whether a conversation is worth having.
Depression
PHQ-9
Patient Health Questionnaire-9
The PHQ-9 is the depression screener most clinics use, including ours. It takes about two minutes and your answers stay on your device unless you choose to send them.
9 questionsabout 2 minutesscored out of 27
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Anxiety
GAD-7
Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7
The GAD-7 is a seven-question anxiety screener used in primary care and psychiatry. It takes under two minutes, and nothing is sent anywhere unless you ask us to look at it.
7 questionsabout 2 minutesscored out of 21
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Trauma and PTSD
PC-PTSD-5
Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5
A five-question screener developed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs and used well beyond veteran care. It asks about the past month. Answer only if you feel able to — you can stop at any point.
5 questionsabout 1 minutescored out of 5
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Alcohol use
AUDIT-C
AUDIT-C
Three questions, drawn from the World Health Organization’s AUDIT. It asks about how much and how often you drink — not about whether you have a problem. Honest answers are the only useful ones, and nobody sees them unless you send them.
3 questionsabout 1 minutescored out of 12
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If you need help right now
You do not have to take a test first. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is free, confidential and open 24 hours a day — call or text988. If you are in immediate danger, call 911. This website is not monitored for emergencies.
To speak to our team during office hours, call(443) 538-8400.
About these tools. Every screener here is free to reproduce — the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were released for open use, the PC-PTSD-5 is a US Department of Veterans Affairs work in the public domain, and the AUDIT-C derives from the World Health Organization's AUDIT. Each page names its source. None of them is a diagnosis, and a low score does not mean your experience is not real or not worth help.
A score is a starting point, not an answer
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