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Welcome to the K10 Test for Psychological Distress

This 10-question self-test may help you become aware of some signs and symptoms depression and anxiety. It was developed in Australia as a very simple test for psychological distress. Please read our disclaimer on psychological testing and our psychological testing privacy guarantee.

Completing this Psychological Screening Test

To take the questionnaire, please click the radio button next to the selection which best reflects how each statement applies to you. The items refer to how you have felt and behaved over the last 4 weeks.

Take the Quiz

Please note: This test will only be scored correctly if you answer each one of the questions.

The 10 items below refer to how you have felt and behaved over the last 4 weeks. Choose the appropriate button.

1. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel tired out for no good reason?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

2. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel nervous?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

3. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

4. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel hopeless?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

5. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel restless or fidgety?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

6. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so restless you could not sit still?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

7. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel depressed?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

8. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel that everything was an effort?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

9. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so sad that nothing could cheer you up?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

10. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel worthless?

  • None of the time
  • A little of the time
  • Some of the time
  • Most of the time
  • All of the time

About Scoring this Psychological Questionnaire

Scoring:

  • 1 point None of the time
  • 2 points A little of the time
  • 3 points Some of the time
  • 4 points Most of the time
  • 5 points All of the time

Roughly speaking, the higher the score, the greater the psychological distress due to depression or anxiety. When your quiz is scored, one of 3 different information pages will appear to describe the results for scores in your range.

Additional Information

The K10 test was developed at Australia's Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD), a facility jointly owned by The University of New South Wales and St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney.

This page was last reviewed by Dr Greg Mulhauser, Tuesday, 22 April 2008.

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http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/depression-anxiety/