Mental health self-tests
Three short, private screening tools for depression, anxiety and postnatal depression. They take a few minutes, and your answers stay in your browser.
Last updated 2 November 2026
What these tools are
These are short questionnaires that clinicians use to notice depression and anxiety early. Each one asks about how you have felt over the last week or two and gives a score. A score is a prompt for a conversation, not a diagnosis, and it should never replace seeing a doctor.
Choose a self-test
- PHQ-9 depression self-testThe PHQ-9 is a 9-question screening tool for depression. It takes about two minutes, your answers stay in your browser, and it cannot diagnose you.About 9 questions · Depression
- GAD-7 anxiety self-testThe GAD-7 is a 7-question screening tool for anxiety. It takes about a minute, your answers stay in your browser, and it cannot diagnose you.About 7 questions · Generalised anxiety disorder
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) self-testThe EPDS is a 10-question screening tool for depression after childbirth, and also used in pregnancy. Your answers stay in your browser, and it cannot diagnose you.About 10 questions · Postpartum depression
Before you start
Find a quiet moment and answer for how you have actually felt, not how you think you should feel. There are no right answers. Your answers stay in your browser: nothing is saved, sent to Mindly or tracked, and no account is needed.
If your score is high, or you feel unsafe
Please speak to a clinician. You can book a free pre-consultation call with Mindly, speak to your own doctor, or call Tele-MANAS on 14416 for free support at any hour. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 112.
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Your privacy and confidentiality. What you share with Mindly Health stays between you and your care team. Your conversations, reports and messages are treated as confidential and shared only with the team members involved in your care, apart from the limited cases where the law requires it or someone's safety is at serious risk. Read our Privacy Policy and your rights under the Mental Healthcare Act.
Common questions
Are these tests diagnostic?
No. They are screening tools. A clinician makes a diagnosis after talking with you.
Do you store my answers?
No. Scoring happens in your browser and nothing is sent or saved.
Which test should I take?
Take the PHQ-9 if you feel low or have lost interest, the GAD-7 if worry is your main problem, and the EPDS if you are pregnant or have recently had a baby.
References
- Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med 2001;16:606-613.
- Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:1092-1097.
- Cox JL, Holden JM, Sagovsky R. Detection of postnatal depression: development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Br J Psychiatry 1987;150:782-786.
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