Psychological distress (K10)
Your overall level of emotional distress over the past month.
- Questions
- 10
- Minutes
- ~3
- Cost
- Free
About this assessment
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale is a simple 10-question check used in health services worldwide to understand how much anxiety and low mood someone has been carrying.
Before you start
- These questions are about how you have been feeling over the past 30 days.
- There are no right or wrong answers — go with your first instinct.
- Your answers are saved to your account. You decide whether to share them with your therapist.
This is a screening questionnaire, not a diagnosis. If you’re in crisis, get immediate support.
Source: Kessler RC, et al. Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress. Psychol Med. 2002;32(6):959-76.