Brief Anxiety & Depression Screening Tools
Use the GAD-7 and PHQ-9 as educational self-reflection tools. They can help organize a conversation with a qualified professional, but they do not diagnose a condition or replace individualized evaluation.
GAD-7: Anxiety Screening
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? Answer based on your own experience. This screening is for educational self-reflection and is not monitored by the practice.
1. Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
2. Not being able to stop or control worrying
3. Worrying too much about different things
4. Trouble relaxing
5. Being so restless that it's hard to sit still
6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen
Understanding a screening score
A score is one piece of information
The GAD-7 and PHQ-9 are commonly used questionnaires that can help organize a conversation about recent symptoms. A result is not a diagnosis and cannot, by itself, identify the cause of distress, determine whether a mental health condition is present, or decide what treatment is appropriate. Scores can be influenced by many factors, including current circumstances, physical health, sleep, substance use, and how a question is understood.
If a result feels concerning, consider discussing it with a qualified health or mental health professional who can consider the broader context. You may also wish to write down questions about changes in mood, worry, functioning, safety, or daily routines. This website does not receive your answers or scores, and it cannot monitor how you are feeling after you leave the page.
For immediate safety concerns or thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, do not rely on a screening result, routine appointment, or website message. Call 911, call or text 988 in the United States, or go to the nearest emergency department.
You can repeat the questions when you choose, but changes in a website score should not be used alone to judge improvement, worsening, or the need for care.
This information is intended to support an informed, non-urgent decision about whether to explore a topic or contact the practice. It cannot account for your complete circumstances, replace a clinical conversation, or determine what service is appropriate for you.
You may take time to review the information, ask general questions, or decide that another resource or provider is a better fit. If you contact the practice, a message or consultation request does not establish a psychologist-patient relationship, confirm an appointment, or guarantee that services will be available.
Reviewing this page does not require any next step. No decision is required today.
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