Anonymous self-screening

Free self-tests for mental health, personality and IQ.

Thirteen tests, among them established questionnaires such as the PHQ-9 (depression), GAD-7 (anxiety) and ASRS (ADHD). Each takes between 2 and 30 minutes. No account, and your answers never leave your browser. You see the result at once and can print it or save it as a PDF. A screening gives an indication; it is not a diagnosis.

Test library

Ten published questionnaires.

Each instrument follows the wording of its original manual; items, cutoffs and interpretation correspond to the published standards (DSM-5-TR, ICD-11, NICE, USPSTF).

Mood & affect

Depression, anxiety, bipolar spectrum

PHQ-9

Depression

Kroenke/Spitzer 2001USPSTF 2023

Rates the severity of depressive symptoms over the last 2 weeks.

  • Durationapprox. 3–4 min
  • Items9
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GAD-7

Anxiety

Spitzer et al. 2006NICE NG222

The most widely used self-rating for generalised anxiety. Also sensitive to panic disorder and social phobia.

  • Durationapprox. 2–3 min
  • Items7
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MDQ

Bipolar spectrum

Hirschfeld et al. 2000

Screening for lifetime manic/hypomanic symptoms. Three-criteria algorithm.

  • Durationapprox. 3–4 min
  • Items13 + 2
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Trauma, compulsions & eating behaviour

Stress-related disorders, OCD, disordered eating

PCL-5 · DSM-5

Trauma / PTSD

Weathers et al. 2013DSM-5-TR

Gold-standard self-rating for post-traumatic stress disorder. 20 items across all four DSM-5 clusters.

  • Durationapprox. 5–7 min
  • Items20
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OCI-R

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Foa et al. 2002

Dimensional assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in six areas (washing, checking, ordering, obsessing, hoarding, neutralising).

  • Durationapprox. 4–5 min
  • Items18
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EAT-26

Eating disorders

Garner et al. 1982

The world's most widely used self-screener for disordered eating. Three subscales (dieting, bulimia, oral control).

  • Durationapprox. 5–7 min
  • Items26
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Substance use & neurodiversity

Alcohol screening, autism spectrum

AUDIT · WHO

Alcohol use

WHO / Saunders 1993USPSTF 2024

WHO standard for alcohol screening. Captures hazardous, harmful and dependent drinking.

  • Durationapprox. 3–4 min
  • Items10
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AQ-50

Autism spectrum

Baron-Cohen 2001

Original version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient with five subscales — a differentiated functional profile for adult diagnostics.

  • Durationapprox. 8–12 min
  • Items50 · 5 subscales
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Personality & functioning

Dimensional description instead of pathology

BFI-2 · full version

Personality (Big Five)

Soto & John 2017Norms: Danner 2019

Current full version of the Big Five model with five domains and 15 facets. T-scores against a German normative sample (N > 4,600).

  • Durationapprox. 10–14 min
  • Items60 · 5 domains · 15 facets
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WHODAS 2.0 · WHO

Daily functioning

WHO 2010 · 36-itemDSM-5-TR standard

Full version of the transdiagnostic standard measure of health-related functioning and participation — six ICF domains with individual profiles.

  • Durationapprox. 8–12 min
  • Items36 · 6 domains
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Methodology

How the tests are built.

Items, scales and cutoffs are those of the published instruments and their current validations.

  • Clinical standards — DSM-5-TR (APA, 2022), ICD-11 (WHO, 2022) as the reference framework for all symptom thresholds
  • Treatment guidelines — NICE (CG142, NG116, NG222, CG31), USPSTF 2023/2024 and the German S3 guidelines for treatment recommendations
  • Licensing — all instruments used are freely usable (public domain, WHO licence, CC licence, author permission)
  • Language — the English wording of the published instruments; BFI-2 T-scores use the German normative sample (Danner et al. 2019)
  • IQ norming — standard score scale with 95% confidence interval, CHC theory
  • Data protection — everything is calculated in your browser (JavaScript); none of your answers are transmitted
Notes

Important for interpreting your result.

Three things to know before you rely on a result.

In an acute crisis

If you are currently under severe strain or in a mental health crisis, help is available around the clock — free of charge and confidential:

  • Your local emergency number – e.g. 112 (EU), 911 (US), 999 (UK) in acute danger
  • 988 – Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US & Canada, 24/7, call or text)
  • findahelpline.com – free, verified crisis helplines in 130+ countries
  • befrienders.org – worldwide emotional support network (Samaritans)

Not a substitute for a medical diagnosis

The instruments offered here are screening tools. They provide indications of clinically relevant symptoms or of your individual performance or personality profile, but they are no substitute for a specialist medical, psychological or psychiatric diagnosis. A confirmed diagnosis requires a structured clinical interview, a detailed history and, where appropriate, further psychometric testing.

Anonymity and data protection

All tests run entirely in your browser. Your answers are never sent to us or to anyone else: there is no account, no database and no logging of answers. So that you can pause a test or return to your result, the answers are kept in this browser tab only. They are gone when you close the tab, or at once with "Delete previous answers and restart" on the test page. Printing and PDF export happen on your device.

No warranty

All results are provided without warranty. If your result is concerning or your symptoms persist, please contact a specialist medical or psychotherapeutic practice.

Credits & thanks

brainScreener is the free, global English edition of adhsiq.ch — a beautiful, carefully built Swiss screening project. Thank you for letting us build on your work. brainScreener is part of brainonbnb.com ($BOBAI) and, like everything we ship, completely free: no registration, no ads, no data collection.