Depression, anxiety & stress check

DASS-21 returns three separate subscale scores - depression, anxiety and stress - so you can see the shape of what is going on. Answer for the past week.

The DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales), published by the Lovibonds in 1995, is the short form of the DASS-42. Its key feature is three separate scores: depression (loss of interest and hope), anxiety (physiological arousal and panic), and stress (tension, irritability, over-reaction).

Each subscale sums seven items and is doubled to a 0-42 score, with its own bands from normal to extremely severe. Reading the three together answers 'is this mostly low mood or mostly tension?'.

Distress is often mixed - stressed people are not always depressed. The split scores help describe what is going on more precisely and work well for tracking change over time.

Source: DASS-21 · Lovibond & Lovibond · Free to use per the official DASS site · Original source

How much did each statement apply to you over the past week?

1. I found it hard to wind down
2. I was aware of dryness of my mouth
3. I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all
4. I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g., excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)
5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things
6. I tended to over-react to situations
7. I experienced trembling (e.g., in the hands)
8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy
9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself
10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to
11. I found myself getting agitated
12. I found it difficult to relax
13. I felt down-hearted and blue
14. I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing
15. I felt I was close to panic
16. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything
17. I felt I wasn't worth much as a person
18. I felt that I was rather touchy
19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion
20. I felt scared without any good reason
21. I felt that life was meaningless