Screening Tests
Please note:
- Use of the screening tools and rating scales does not produce a diagnosis.
- Diagnoses should be made only by a qualified mental health practitioner after a thorough evaluation.
- Symptoms suggestive of suicidal or harmful behaviors warrant immediate attention by a trained clinician.
- Please consult with your mental health professional. Collaboration leads to the best medical decisions.
Psychological Tests/Quizzes (Source: PsychCentral)
Disorders and Symptoms
Adult ADD Screening Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with adult attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD).
QUICK Adult ADHD Screening Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with adult attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD). This is a quick, 6 question quiz.
Anxiety Screening Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an anxiety disorder, such as panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder.
QUICK Anxiety Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an anxiety disorder, such as panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. This is a quick, 7 question quiz.
Autism / Asperger's Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an autism spectrum disorder, such as autism or Asperger's.
Bipolar Screening Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated withbipolar disorder, also known as manic-depression.
QUICK Depression Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated withdepression.
Depression Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with depression, and to track your depressive feelings over time.
Mania Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with amanic episode (or mania, a part of bipolar disorder), and to track your manic feelings over time. Also, consider taking the Bipolar Screening Quiz.
Mood Tracker
Track your emotions over time -- every day or once a week -- and get immediate, actionable results.
Eating Disorder Screening Test
A quick, 5-question screen for helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an eating disorder, such as anorexia or bulimia.
Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)
A more in-depth, 32-question quiz for helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with an eating disorder, such as anorexia orbulimia.
OCD Screening Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
PTSD Screening Quiz for Child Injury
For helping to determine whether you or your child have symptoms commonly associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Schizophrenia Screening Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated withschizophrenia.
Do I need therapy? Quiz
A short, 12-item quiz to help you determine whether you could benefit from psychotherapy right now in your life.
Workplace Bullying Quiz
A quiz to help you determine if you may be the victim of workplace bullying.
The Loneliness Quiz
How lonely are you feeling right now? Find out how it compares with others.
The Psychopathy Quiz - New!
Are you (or someone you know) a psychopath? Answer 12 questions to find out now.
Relationships and SexualityThe Sustainable Marriage Quiz
How much does your relationship expand your knowledge and make you feel good about yourself?
How Deep is Your Love? Quiz
How passionate do you feel in your current relationship?
How Strong is Your Relationship? Quiz
For help in determining the strength of your current long-term relationship or marriage.
Do I have a Love, Lust or Loser Relationship?
For helping to determine whether your relationship is love, just lust, or a loser.
Sexual Addiction Screening Test
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated withsexual addiction.
Romance Attachment Quiz
A 41-item quiz to help you determine your romantic attachment style -- whether relationships make you more anxious or avoidant.
Feeling Connected? Quiz
How connected in your relationship with your partner are you right now?
Domestic Violence Screening
For helping to determine whether you have symptoms commonly associated with someone in a physically or emotionally abusive relationship and domestic violence.
Interpersonal Communications Skills Test
How well do you communicate with others? In your personal life? In your work life? Do you have difficulty getting your point across?
PersonalityPsych Central's Personality Test - New!
A Big Five-based personality assessment that provides you personalized and detailed feedback across 5 distinct personality traits.
Short Personality Test
A quick 10 item quiz that scores your big five personality traits -- extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experiences.
What's Your Emotional Type? Quiz
Knowing your emotional type can help you better cope with pain in your life.
Borderline Personality Test
A 12-item test to see whether you may have Borderline Personality Disorder.
Narcissistic Personality Inventory
A 40-item personality test that tests for narcissism traits and narcissistic personality disorder. How narcissistic are you?
Emotional IQ Test
Your emotional IQ (or EQ) is equally as important as your IQ. While you can't measure your IQ accurately online, we can measure your emotional IQ abilities.
Self-Esteem Test
Self-esteem is a critical component to happiness, assertiveness and getting the things you want from life. Check our your self-esteem score here.
Dr. Phil's Personality Test
A fun 10 item quiz to see how your friends and others see you and your personality. Take it with a grain of salt.
Miscellaneous QuizzesGenerally, for fun only.Facebook Addiction Quiz
Are you a Facebook addict? Find out today.
Facebook Intensity Quiz
How intense a Facebook user are you? Find out now.
Are You a Geek?
Are you or aren't you? Well, find out in just 18 easy questions (unlike the absurd other online geek quizzes you find online!). Not scientific, just for fun.
Are You Addicted to the Internet?
Whether it's real or not, find out whether you're addicted to the Internet now.
Are You Addicted to Psychic Hotlines?
Find out whether you're addicted to psychic hotlines (yes, psychic hotlines!).
SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions Mental Health Screening Tools
Despite the high prevalence of mental health and substance use problems, too many Americans go without treatment — in part because their disorders go undiagnosed. Regular screenings in primary care and other healthcare settings enables earlier identification of mental health and substance use disorders, which translates into earlier care. Screenings should be provided to people of all ages, even the young and the elderly.
ResourcesThe Healthy Living Questionnaire
Please note that the first 8 questions are taken from the SF-8 Health Outcomes Questionnaire, and require a license to be administered.
The Kessler 6 & Kessler 10 are mental health screening tools used with a general adult population.
The Duke Health Profile (Duke) is a 17-item standardized self-report instrument containing six health measures (physical, mental, social, general, perceived health, and self-esteem), and four dysfunction measures (anxiety, depression, pain, and disability).
Patient Stress Questionnaire is a tool used in primary care settings to screen for behavioral health symptoms. It was adapted from the PHQ-9, GAD-7, PC-PTSD, andAUDIT.
Patient Satisfaction Survey, based upon the review of integration literature and input from demonstration site representatives, is a 9-item general satisfaction survey developed to improve consumer satisfaction with services and the model, as well as comfort levels with treatment and treatment setting.
DEPRESSION Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is the most common screening tool to identify depression. It is available in Spanish, as well as in a modified version for adolescents.
The MacArthur Foundation Initiative on Depression and Primary Care has created a Depression Tool kit is intended to help primary care clinicians recognize and manage depression.
The Medicare Learning Network “Screening for Depression” Booklet is now available in hard copy format. This booklet is designed to provide education on screening for depression. It includes coverage, coding, billing, and payment information. To access a new or revised product available for order in hard copy format, go to MLN Products and click on “MLN Product Ordering Page” under “Related Links” at the bottom of the web page.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk of developing these disorders for use in community settings. The SAMHSA SBIRT page also includes curricula, online resources, and publications designed to help implement SBIRT initiatives.
AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) is a 10-item questionnaire that screens for hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption. Developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the test correctly classifies 95% of people into either alcoholics or non-alcoholics. The AUDIT is particularly suitable for use in primary care settings and has been used with a variety of populations and cultural groups. It should be administered by a health professional or paraprofessional.
NIDAMED is a comprehensive Physicians' Outreach Initiative that gives medical professionals tools and resources to screen their patients for tobacco, alcohol, illicit drug, and nonmedical prescription drug use. Developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDAMED resources include an online screening tool, a companion quick reference guide, and a comprehensive resource guide for clinicians.
CAGE AID is a commonly used, 5- question tool used to screen for drug and alcohol use.
The CAGE Assessment is a quick questionnaire to help determine if an alcohol assessment is needed. If a person answers yes to two or more questions, a complete assessment is advised.
AUDIT-C is a simple 3-question screen for hazardous or harmful drinking that can stand alone or be incorporated into general health history questionnaires.
DAST-10 (Drug Abuse Screen Test) is a 10-item, yes/no self-report instrument that has been condensed from the 28-item DAST and should take less than 8 minutes to complete. The DAST-10 was designed to provide a brief instrument for clinical screening and treatment evaluation and can be used with adults and older youth.
BIPOLAR DISORDER STABLE Resource Toolkit provides quality improvement resources to help clinicians identify and manage bipolar disorder.
The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) includes 13 questions associated with bipolar disorder symptoms.
SUICIDE RISKSAFE-T (Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage) was developed in collaboration with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and Screening for Mental Health.
Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire (SBQ-R) assesses suicide-related thoughts and behavior.
Anxiety Disorders GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) is a 7-question screening tool that identifies whether a complete assessment for anxiety is indicated.
PC–PTSD is a four-item screen designed for use in primary care and other medical settings to screen for post-traumatic stress disorder. It is currently used by the VA.
Despite the high prevalence of mental health and substance use problems, too many Americans go without treatment — in part because their disorders go undiagnosed. Regular screenings in primary care and other healthcare settings enables earlier identification of mental health and substance use disorders, which translates into earlier care. Screenings should be provided to people of all ages, even the young and the elderly.
ResourcesThe Healthy Living Questionnaire
Please note that the first 8 questions are taken from the SF-8 Health Outcomes Questionnaire, and require a license to be administered.
The Kessler 6 & Kessler 10 are mental health screening tools used with a general adult population.
The Duke Health Profile (Duke) is a 17-item standardized self-report instrument containing six health measures (physical, mental, social, general, perceived health, and self-esteem), and four dysfunction measures (anxiety, depression, pain, and disability).
Patient Stress Questionnaire is a tool used in primary care settings to screen for behavioral health symptoms. It was adapted from the PHQ-9, GAD-7, PC-PTSD, andAUDIT.
Patient Satisfaction Survey, based upon the review of integration literature and input from demonstration site representatives, is a 9-item general satisfaction survey developed to improve consumer satisfaction with services and the model, as well as comfort levels with treatment and treatment setting.
DEPRESSION Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is the most common screening tool to identify depression. It is available in Spanish, as well as in a modified version for adolescents.
The MacArthur Foundation Initiative on Depression and Primary Care has created a Depression Tool kit is intended to help primary care clinicians recognize and manage depression.
The Medicare Learning Network “Screening for Depression” Booklet is now available in hard copy format. This booklet is designed to provide education on screening for depression. It includes coverage, coding, billing, and payment information. To access a new or revised product available for order in hard copy format, go to MLN Products and click on “MLN Product Ordering Page” under “Related Links” at the bottom of the web page.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk of developing these disorders for use in community settings. The SAMHSA SBIRT page also includes curricula, online resources, and publications designed to help implement SBIRT initiatives.
AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) is a 10-item questionnaire that screens for hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption. Developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the test correctly classifies 95% of people into either alcoholics or non-alcoholics. The AUDIT is particularly suitable for use in primary care settings and has been used with a variety of populations and cultural groups. It should be administered by a health professional or paraprofessional.
NIDAMED is a comprehensive Physicians' Outreach Initiative that gives medical professionals tools and resources to screen their patients for tobacco, alcohol, illicit drug, and nonmedical prescription drug use. Developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDAMED resources include an online screening tool, a companion quick reference guide, and a comprehensive resource guide for clinicians.
CAGE AID is a commonly used, 5- question tool used to screen for drug and alcohol use.
The CAGE Assessment is a quick questionnaire to help determine if an alcohol assessment is needed. If a person answers yes to two or more questions, a complete assessment is advised.
AUDIT-C is a simple 3-question screen for hazardous or harmful drinking that can stand alone or be incorporated into general health history questionnaires.
DAST-10 (Drug Abuse Screen Test) is a 10-item, yes/no self-report instrument that has been condensed from the 28-item DAST and should take less than 8 minutes to complete. The DAST-10 was designed to provide a brief instrument for clinical screening and treatment evaluation and can be used with adults and older youth.
BIPOLAR DISORDER STABLE Resource Toolkit provides quality improvement resources to help clinicians identify and manage bipolar disorder.
The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) includes 13 questions associated with bipolar disorder symptoms.
SUICIDE RISKSAFE-T (Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage) was developed in collaboration with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and Screening for Mental Health.
Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire (SBQ-R) assesses suicide-related thoughts and behavior.
Anxiety Disorders GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) is a 7-question screening tool that identifies whether a complete assessment for anxiety is indicated.
PC–PTSD is a four-item screen designed for use in primary care and other medical settings to screen for post-traumatic stress disorder. It is currently used by the VA.
Online Screening Tools for Children and Adolescents (Massachusetts General Hospital, School Psychiatry Program and Mood & Anxiety Disorders Institute Resource Center)
