WhySigh Self-Check

A set of short questionnaires that doctors and researchers use, put together in one place. Your answers are compared with typical ranges from published research and shown like a lab report: one row per area, with a flag when a score falls outside the usual range, and a plain-language line about what it suggests.

No. A self-check can show patterns worth talking about, but only a qualified professional who knows your history can make a diagnosis. Screening questionnaires also flag more people than turn out to meet criteria when interviewed, so a flag is a reason to look closer, not a label. There is no overall score.

They stay on your device. The check runs entirely in your browser: nothing is sent to us or anyone else, and this page has no ads or trackers. Closing the page erases your answers.

At the end you can choose to keep a summary (scores and flags only, not your answers) in this browser, so next time you can compare. You can delete it at any time. Results of people under 18 are never kept, and answers to the safety questions are never kept or printed.

Each questionnaire has published scoring rules and cut-offs from research studies. The typical range is the range below the cut-off that researchers use, or the range most people score in. Where national surveys report how common a score is, the report shows that too.

The PHQ-9 picture turns research on the questionnaire’s accuracy into natural frequencies (out of 100 people). The “Looking ahead” panel uses well-known risk factors and shows only lower, similar or higher than typical — never a personal percentage, because personal predictions are not reliable enough.

Researchers at universities, health agencies and the World Health Organization. They are used here as their terms allow, unchanged. Each one is credited in your report, with its citation and any required notice:

• PHQ-9: Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(9):606-613.
• GAD-7: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092-1097.
• WHO-5: World Health Organization. The World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Geneva: WHO; 2024 (WHO/UCN/MSD/MHE/2024.1). Topp CW et al. Psychother Psychosom. 2015;84(3):167-176.
• Brief Resilience Scale (BRS): Smith BW, Dalen J, Wiggins K, Tooley E, Christopher P, Bernard J. The brief resilience scale: assessing the ability to bounce back. Int J Behav Med. 2008;15(3):194-200.
• Three-Item Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3): Hughes ME, Waite LJ, Hawkley LC, Cacioppo JT. A short scale for measuring loneliness in large surveys: results from two population-based studies. Res Aging. 2004;26(6):655-672.
• AUDIT-C: Bush K, Kivlahan DR, McDonell MB, Fihn SD, Bradley KA. The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C). Arch Intern Med. 1998;158(16):1789-1795. Questions 1-3 of the WHO AUDIT (Babor TF et al., WHO/MSD/MSB/01.6a, 2001).
• GDS-15 (Geriatric Depression Scale, short form): Sheikh JI, Yesavage JA. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): recent evidence and development of a shorter version. Clin Gerontol. 1986;5(1-2):165-173.
• PHQ Panic module (PHQ items 3a-d, 4a-k): Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, and the Patient Health Questionnaire Primary Care Study Group. Validation and utility of a self-report version of PRIME-MD: the PHQ primary care study. JAMA. 1999;282(18):1737-1744.
• PC-PTSD-5: Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, et al. The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): development and evaluation within a Veteran primary care sample. J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31:1206-1211. Instrument: Prins A, Bovin MJ, Kimerling R, et al. (2015). PC-PTSD-5 [Measurement instrument]. Available from https://www.ptsd.va.gov
• TAPS-1 (TAPS Tool part 1): McNeely J, Wu LT, Subramaniam G, et al. Performance of the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool for substance use screening in primary care patients. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165(10):690-699.
• Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI-8): Espie CA, Kyle SD, Hames P, Gardani M, Fleming L, Cape J. The Sleep Condition Indicator: a clinical screening tool to evaluate insomnia disorder. BMJ Open. 2014;4:e004183.
• BAT-12 (Burnout Assessment Tool, short version): Schaufeli WB, Desart S, De Witte H. Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) – development, validity, and reliability. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(24):9495.
• ASRS v1.1 6-question screener (Part A): Kessler RC, Adler L, Ames M, et al. The World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS): a short screening scale for use in the general population. Psychol Med. 2005;35(2):245-256.
• PHQ-15: Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. The PHQ-15: validity of a new measure for evaluating somatic symptom severity. Psychosom Med. 2002;64(2):258-266.
• CDC BRFSS ACE module (2021), 11 core items: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questionnaire 2021, Module 20: Adverse Childhood Experiences. Atlanta: CDC; 2022.
• ASQ (Ask Suicide-Screening Questions): Horowitz LM, Bridge JA, Teach SJ, et al. Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ): a brief instrument for the pediatric emergency department. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012;166(12):1170-1176. NIMH ASQ Toolkit, www.nimh.nih.gov/asq.

Adults, and teens aged 13 and older. Teens get teen cut-offs and skip the attention, drug-use and childhood-experience sections. Children under 13 are shown help resources instead of questions.

You can skip any question or stop at any time. The “Need help now?” button is in the same place on every screen. If you are thinking about suicide or might hurt yourself, call or text 988 now, or call 911 if you are in danger. This site cannot contact anyone or send help.