Screening Tools
Validated clinical screening instruments for depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use, ADHD, eating disorders, and more. Scoring guides and clinical interpretation.
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ACE Questionnaire — Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening Tool: What It Measures, Scoring, and Clinical Use
Learn about the ACE Questionnaire for Adverse Childhood Experiences: what it measures, how it's scored, clinical validity, limitations, and how results guide treatment.
AQ-10: Autism Spectrum Quotient Screening Tool — Purpose, Scoring, and Clinical Use
Learn about the AQ-10 autism screening questionnaire — what it measures, how it's scored, its clinical validity, limitations, and role in autism assessment.
ASRS (Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale): Clinical Screening Tool
Learn how the ASRS Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale works as a screening tool, including scoring, clinical validity, limitations, and how clinicians use results.
AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test): Scoring, Interpretation, and Clinical Use
Learn how the AUDIT screening tool identifies hazardous drinking patterns. Covers scoring, interpretation, clinical validity, limitations, and when to seek help.
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI): Clinical Screening Tool for Anxiety Symptoms
Learn how the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) measures anxiety severity, its scoring interpretation, clinical validity, limitations, and use in mental health practice.
BDI-II (Beck Depression Inventory-II): Clinical Screening Tool for Depression
Learn how the BDI-II measures depression severity, its scoring system, clinical reliability, limitations, and how mental health professionals use it in practice.
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS): Clinical Screening Tool
Learn how the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) measures suicidal ideation and behavior, how it's scored, and how clinicians use it in practice.
CAGE Questionnaire for Alcohol: Clinical Screening Tool
Learn how the CAGE questionnaire screens for alcohol use problems, including its four questions, scoring, clinical validity, limitations, and use in practice.
DASS-21: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale — Scoring, Interpretation, and Clinical Use
Learn how the DASS-21 screening tool measures depression, anxiety, and stress. Understand scoring, interpretation, clinical validity, and limitations.
DAST-10: Drug Abuse Screening Test — Scoring, Interpretation, and Clinical Use
Learn how the DAST-10 screens for drug abuse and dependence. Covers scoring, interpretation, clinical validity, limitations, and when to seek help.
DES-II (Dissociative Experiences Scale): Clinical Screening Tool for Dissociative Symptoms
Learn how the DES-II screens for dissociative experiences, including scoring, interpretation, clinical validity, limitations, and how clinicians use results.
EAT-26 (Eating Attitudes Test): Clinical Screening Tool for Eating Disorders
Learn how the EAT-26 screens for eating disorder risk, including scoring, interpretation, clinical validity, limitations, and how professionals use results.
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS): Clinical Screening Tool
Learn how the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) screens for perinatal depression, including scoring, interpretation, validity, and clinical use.
GAD-7 — Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale: Scoring, Interpretation, and Clinical Use
Learn how the GAD-7 screening tool measures anxiety severity, how it's scored and interpreted, its clinical validity, limitations, and use in practice.
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI): Clinical Screening Tool
Learn how the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) measures insomnia symptoms, how it's scored and interpreted, and how clinicians use it in practice.
K10 (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale): Scoring, Interpretation, and Clinical Use
Understand the K10 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale — what it measures, how it's scored, clinical validity, and how professionals use it to screen for anxiety and depression.
MDQ (Mood Disorder Questionnaire): Bipolar Disorder Screening Tool — Purpose, Scoring, and Clinical Use
Learn how the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) screens for bipolar disorder, including scoring, interpretation, validity, limitations, and clinical applications.
McLean Screening Instrument for BPD (MSI-BPD): A Clinical Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder Screening
Learn about the McLean Screening Instrument for BPD (MSI-BPD), a validated 10-item screening tool for borderline personality disorder, including scoring, interpretation, and clinical use.
PCL-5 (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5): Clinical Screening Tool
Learn how the PCL-5 screens for PTSD symptoms, how it's scored and interpreted, its clinical reliability, limitations, and how professionals use it in practice.
PHQ-2: The Brief Depression Screening Tool Explained — Purpose, Scoring, and Clinical Use
Learn how the PHQ-2 brief depression screen works, what it measures, how it's scored, and how clinicians use this two-question tool to identify depressive symptoms.
PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9): Scoring, Interpretation, and Clinical Use
Learn how the PHQ-9 screens for depression: what it measures, how it's scored, clinical validity, limitations, and how clinicians use results in practice.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to This Clinical Sleep Screening Tool
Learn how the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) measures sleep quality, how it's scored and interpreted, and how clinicians use it in mental health practice.
SAPAS Screening Tool: Standardized Assessment of Personality — Abbreviated Scale Explained
Learn how the SAPAS screening tool identifies possible personality disorder. Covers scoring, interpretation, clinical validity, limitations, and use in practice.
WHO-5 Well-Being Index: Clinical Screening Tool
Learn how the WHO-5 Well-Being Index measures psychological well-being, its scoring, clinical validity, limitations, and how clinicians use it in practice.
Y-BOCS (Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale): Clinical Screening Tool for OCD Severity
Learn how the Y-BOCS measures OCD severity, its scoring and interpretation, clinical reliability, limitations, and how clinicians use it in practice.