Free Online Tests
Free mental health tests
These are the real screening instruments used in clinical practice - the PHQ-9, the GAD-7, the PCL-5 and others - reproduced with their original wording and scoring. Each one takes a few minutes, scores instantly, and explains what the number means in plain language.
They are free, they require no email or sign-up, and they are scored entirely in your browser. Nothing you answer is sent to us, saved, or stored anywhere.
These are screening tools, not diagnoses. They measure how your answers compare to established ranges at one point in time. They cannot account for your history, your circumstances, or anything else that might explain the result. Only a licensed clinician can diagnose, and they do it in a conversation.
Choose a test
Depression Test
PHQ-9The nine-question depression screener used in clinical practice. Score yourself in about two minutes and see what the result means.
9 questions · ~2 min · Free
Anxiety Test
GAD-7The seven-question anxiety screener used in clinical practice. Score yourself in about two minutes and see what the result means.
7 questions · ~2 min · Free
Insomnia Test
PROMIS Sleep Disturbance 8aAn eight-question sleep screener from the NIH-funded PROMIS system. Measures sleep quality, difficulty falling asleep, and worry about sleep.
8 questions · ~2 min · Free
Wellbeing Test
WHO-5A five-question wellbeing measure from the World Health Organization. Unlike most screeners, this one measures what is going well.
5 questions · ~1 min · Free
Functioning Test
WSASA five-question measure of how much a problem is affecting your work, home life, social life, and relationships - not your symptoms, your functioning.
5 questions · ~1 min · Free
Stress Test
DASS-21A 21-question scale measuring stress, anxiety, and depression together. You get all three subscale scores, with stress as the focus.
21 questions · ~4 min · Free
Emotional Regulation Test
DERS-18An 18-question measure of how you handle difficult emotions, broken into six specific areas rather than one general score.
18 questions · ~3 min · Free
Therapy Relationship Test
ARM-5Five questions about how the relationship with your therapist is going. The quality of that relationship is one of the strongest predictors of whether therapy works.
5 questions · ~1 min · Free
Sensitive screenings
These ask directly about suicidal thoughts, self-harm, or traumatic experiences. They are here because they are useful and hard to find for free - but they are harder to answer than the tests above. Each one begins with a notice you have to acknowledge, and crisis resources stay on screen throughout.
PTSD Test
PCL-5The 20-question PTSD screener developed by the VA National Center for PTSD. Covers all four symptom clusters and scores instantly.
20 questions · ~5 min · Free
Suicide Risk Screen
ASQA four-question screening tool developed by the National Institute of Mental Health. Free, public domain, and validated for adults and youth.
5 questions · ~1 min · Free
Columbia Protocol
C-SSRSThe reference-standard suicide severity screener, reproduced exactly as written. Six questions covering ideation and behavior.
6 questions · ~2 min · Free
Why we publish these
Most people who eventually start therapy spend a long time before that wondering whether what they are experiencing is a real thing or whether they are overreacting. A validated screener will not answer that question completely, but it does something useful: it turns a vague feeling into a number you can look at, compare, and talk about.
These same instruments are part of how we work. At MindView Therapy we use measures like the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 throughout care, not just at intake, so progress is tracked rather than assumed. Repeating the same measure over months is how you find out whether something is actually changing.
Every instrument here is public domain or free for clinical use. We do not charge for them, we do not gate them behind an email, and we do not store what you enter. If a test tells you something worth acting on, you can take that anywhere - it does not have to be to us.
Questions about these tests
Are these mental health tests really free?
Yes. Every test here is completely free, with no email, no sign-up, and no payment at any point. The instruments themselves are public domain or free for clinical use, which is why we can publish them without charging.
Are my answers private?
Yes. Every test is scored entirely in your browser. Your answers are never transmitted to us, never saved, and never stored. We cannot see what you answered, and refreshing the page clears everything.
Can an online test diagnose a mental health condition?
No, and any site claiming otherwise is misleading you. These are screening tools. They measure how your answers compare to established ranges at one moment in time. A diagnosis requires a licensed clinician who can consider your history, your circumstances, and other explanations for the symptoms.
Which test should I take first?
If you are not sure, the depression and anxiety tests are the most common starting points and take about two minutes each. If you are more concerned with how much something is affecting your daily life than with symptoms themselves, start with the functioning test.
What should I do with my results?
Treat the score as information rather than a verdict. If the result matches what you have been experiencing, that is a reasonable reason to talk to a therapist or your doctor. You can bring the score with you - clinicians read these instruments routinely.
Are these the same tests therapists use?
Yes. These are the standard published instruments, reproduced with their original wording and scoring. Several of them, including the PHQ-9 and GAD-7, are the same measures we use with our own clients to track progress over time.
How we measure progressA score is a starting point, not an answer
If a result matched what you have been feeling, talk it through with a licensed therapist. We respond within one business day.