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Depression, Anxiety & Stress Test (DASS-21)

A 21-question evidence-based screen for depression, anxiety, and stress over the past week, with separate scores and severity bands.

21 questions 5 min

Instructions

Please read each statement and rate how much it applied to you OVER THE PAST WEEK. There are no right or wrong answers; the honest answer is the useful one.

DASS-21 is in the public domain per the University of Wisconsin ARC; reproduced with attribution to Lovibond & Lovibond.

Citations
  • Lovibond, S. H., & Lovibond, P. F. (1995). Manual for the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (2nd ed.). Psychology Foundation. Scale origin
  • https://arc.psych.wisc.edu/self-report/depression-anxiety-stress-scales-dass/ Public domain repository notice