Self-check

Mental Health Screening (DASS-21)

← All self-assessments

Please note: This is a self-check, not a diagnosis. It cannot replace a consultation with a qualified professional. If you are in crisis, call Talian HEAL 15555 or Befrienders KL 03-7627 2929.

For each statement, choose how much it applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers.

  1. I found it hard to wind down

  2. I was aware of dryness of my mouth

  3. I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all

  4. I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g. excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)

  5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things

  6. I tended to over-react to situations

  7. I experienced trembling (e.g. in the hands)

  8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy

  9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself

  10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to

  11. I found myself getting agitated

  12. I found it difficult to relax

  13. I felt down-hearted and blue

  14. I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing

  15. I felt I was close to panic

  16. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything

  17. I felt I wasn't worth much as a person

  18. I felt that I was rather touchy

  19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g. sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)

  20. I felt scared without any good reason

  21. I felt that life was meaningless

Sleep over the past month

Tick any that apply to you.