Free Screening Tools

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GAD-7 Anxiety Assessment

The GAD-7 is a brief 7-item questionnaire used to screen for and measure the severity of generalised anxiety symptoms over the past two weeks. Developed by researchers at Pfizer, it asks how often you have experienced issues such as excessive worry, restlessness, irritability and difficulty relaxing.

Each item is scored from 0 to 3, giving a total score between 0 and 21. Scores of 5, 10 and 15 represent mild, moderate and severe anxiety. It is widely used in primary care and mental health settings to guide treatment decisions and monitor change over time.

GAD-7 Anxiety Assessment Test

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PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire (Depression)

The PHQ-9 is a 9-item self-report measure used to screen for depression and assess its severity. Also developed by Pfizer, it reflects the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder and asks how often symptoms such as low mood, loss of interest, sleep disturbance and thoughts of self-harm have been present over the past two weeks.

Each item is rated from 0 to 3, producing a total score from 0 to 27. Cut-off points of 5, 10, 15 and 20 indicate mild, moderate, moderately severe and severe depression. It is commonly used in GP surgeries, psychological services and research.

PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire Test

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ASRS-v1.1 Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale

The ASRS-v1.1 is a screening tool for adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Developed in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, it assesses symptoms such as inattention, disorganisation, impulsivity and hyperactivity.

The full version contains 18 items aligned with DSM criteria, while a shorter 6-item screener identifies those who may benefit from a fuller assessment. Responses are based on how often difficulties have occurred over the past six months. The tool supports clinical interviews but does not provide a diagnosis on its own.

ASRS-v1.1 Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Test

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PCL-5 20-item checklist to screen for and monitor PTSD

The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report questionnaire that measures symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in line with DSM-5 criteria. Developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, it asks you to rate how much you have been bothered by problems such as intrusive memories, avoidance, negative mood changes and hyperarousal during the past month.

Each item is scored from 0 to 4, giving a total score between 0 and 80. It is used to screen for probable PTSD, support diagnosis and monitor treatment progress.

PCL-5 20-item checklist to screen for and monitor PTSD

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AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

The AUDIT is a 10-item screening questionnaire designed to identify hazardous and harmful alcohol use. Created by the World Health Organisation, it covers alcohol consumption patterns, symptoms of dependence and alcohol-related harm.

Each question is scored from 0 to 4, producing a total score between 0 and 40. A score of 8 or more suggests increasing risk, with higher thresholds indicating possible dependence. The AUDIT is widely used in primary care, hospitals and community settings to guide brief interventions and referral decisions.

AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

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FQ Fear Questionnaire (Evaluates phobia generalisation)

The FQ Fear Questionnaire is a brief self-report measure for people with phobic difficulties that asks you to rate how much you avoid a range of common situations on a 0 to 8 scale, based on the past week. It produces a Total Phobia Score reflecting overall breadth and intensity of avoidance across 15 standard situations, three subscale scores covering agoraphobic, blood injury and social fear patterns, a single global severity rating and a small cluster of associated anxiety and depression items.

Because it samples avoidance across different domains rather than focusing on one feared cue, it often functions as a practical measure of phobia generalisation, helping you track both how severe the avoidance is and how widely it has spread over time.

FQ Fear Questionnaire (Evaluates phobia generalisation)

Rejection sensitivity

RSQ Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire

The Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire is an 18-item self-report measure developed by Geraldine Downey and Scott I. Feldman to assess how strongly a person expects and fears rejection in everyday interpersonal situations.

Each item presents a brief scenario, such as asking for help or seeking support, and respondents rate both how anxious they would feel about possible rejection and how likely they believe acceptance would be; the two ratings are combined to produce a weighted rejection sensitivity score for each scenario and then averaged across items. Higher scores reflect a tendency to anxiously anticipate rejection, a pattern linked in research to depression, attachment insecurity, borderline features and relationship instability.

RSQ Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire

ASQ and AAQ Attachment Questionnaires

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ASQ Attachment Style Questionnaire:

The ASQ is a 29-item self-report measure designed to assess adult attachment patterns in close relationships. It explores how you relate to others, how comfortable you feel with closeness and how you manage dependence and autonomy.

The questionnaire produces scores across dimensions such as confidence in relationships, discomfort with closeness and need for approval.

It is commonly used in clinical, research and therapeutic settings to identify secure, anxious or avoidant attachment tendencies and to guide treatment planning.

AAQ Adult Attachment Questionnaire:

A 17-item self-report measure that assesses attachment style in adulthood. It focuses on core patterns of security, anxiety and avoidance within intimate relationships.

The measure helps identify whether you tend to trust and rely on others, fear rejection or maintain emotional distance. It is widely used in psychological research and clinical work to understand relational patterns, inform formulation and support targeted therapeutic interventions.

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EmetQ13 Emetophobia Questionnaire

EmetQ-13 is a 13-item self-report questionnaire for emetophobia symptoms over the last week (including today), covering avoidance of travel or places where help may be hard to access, distress and beliefs about vomit-related cues and avoidance of people who might vomit.

Each item is rated 1 to 5 from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree, scores are summed to a total from 13 to 65 with higher scores meaning greater symptom severity, and a commonly used screening threshold is a total score above 22, with optional subscale totals for items 1โ€“6, 7โ€“9, and 10โ€“13 to describe the pattern of avoidance and reactivity.

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DAST-20 Drug Abuse Screening Test 20

The DAST-20 (Drug Abuse Screening Test, 20-item version) is a short questionnaire that helps you reflect on whether your use of drugs (not including alcohol and not including medications used exactly as prescribed) may be causing problems in your life.

It asks 20 yes/no questions about common signs of drug-related difficulty, such as loss of control, feeling guilty, relationship or work problems, risky or illegal behaviour, withdrawal symptoms and health consequences.

Your answers produce a total score from 0 to 20, where higher scores suggest a higher likelihood of drug-related harm and a stronger need for further assessment or support. This test is a screening tool, so it does not give a diagnosis, but it can be a useful starting point for a conversation about change and next steps.

Dissociation is a common feeling and can be an indicator of trauma

DES-II Dissociative Experiences Scale

The DES-II Dissociative Experiences Scale is a short self-report questionnaire that screens for dissociative experiences. You rate how often each experience happens to you as a percentage from 0 to 100. It is used in clinical and research settings to flag when dissociation might be present and worth exploring further in an assessment. It is not a diagnosis on its own.

The DES-II contains 28 items covering common dissociative experiences such as lapses in memory, absorption and daydreaming, depersonalisation (feeling detached from your body or self) and derealisation (feeling the world is unreal). Scores are typically summarised as an average across all items, producing a 0 to 100 overall score. Higher scores suggest more frequent dissociative experiences and can be associated with trauma-related presentations and some dissociative disorders, but scores can also be influenced by stress, anxiety, sleep problems and intense absorption.