A private starting point
A useful screen opens a conversation. It does not close the case.
Choose one standardized questionnaire based on the person and the concern. You will receive a plain-language summary to bring to a psychiatrist—not an online diagnosis.
- Answers stay on this device
- No account or email required
- Usually 2–5 minutes
Choose one concern
Where would you like more clarity?
Start with the question that matters most today. You can complete another screen afterward.
Some concerns need a different kind of starting point.
These patterns depend heavily on developmental history, episodes over time, context, and collateral information. A single public score would be more confident than the evidence allows.
- Bipolar-spectrum symptomsUse the official MDQ as a clinician-reviewed screen.Open the MDQ
- Autism or developmental differencesPrepare the developmental history that an evaluation needs.Use the autism guide
- Substance useReview control, consequences, safety, and readiness for support.Use the substance-use guide
Your screening summary
A screening result is not a diagnosis and cannot rule a condition in or out. A qualified clinician must interpret it alongside the complete history, functioning, development, physical health, and safety.
Why these tools
Standardized questions. Individual interpretation.
Each scored questionnaire is presented with its established wording, response choices, timeframe, and scoring method. The website adds explanation and next steps around the instrument without rewriting it.
Sources, permissions, and limitations
- PHQ-9 depression assessment guidanceAmerican Psychological Association · public-domain instrument
- GAD-7 validation studySpitzer, Kroenke, Williams, and Löwe
- ASRS v1.1 six-question screener terms© NYU and the President and Fellows of Harvard College · reproduced with required attribution
- PSC-17 forms and scoring guidance© Jellinek and Murphy · Massachusetts General Hospital
- MDQ purpose and scoring recordCopyright © Dr. Robert Hirschfeld · linked, not reproduced
The score is only the beginning
Let the pattern guide a better conversation.
Dr. Syed considers the score together with development, medical history, family context, strengths, and how life is actually being affected.