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DASS-21: Depression, Anxiety
and Stress Test

The DASS-21 measures three states in one questionnaire: depression, anxiety, and stress, each with its own score. Developed at the University of New South Wales and validated across dozens of languages, it is in the public domain and used by clinics worldwide. It asks about the past week. Answer honestly, not how you wish you felt.

The Questionnaire

Take the DASS-21

Please read each statement and select a number 0, 1, 2 or 3 which indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.

I found it hard to wind down
I was aware of dryness of my mouth
I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all
I experienced breathing difficulty (eg, excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)
I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things
I tended to over-react to situations
I experienced trembling (eg, in the hands)
I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy
I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself
I felt that I had nothing to look forward to
I found myself getting agitated
I found it difficult to relax
I felt down-hearted and blue
I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing
I felt I was close to panic
I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything
I felt I wasn't worth much as a person
I felt that I was rather touchy
I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (eg, sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)
I felt scared without any good reason
I felt that life was meaningless

0 / 21 answered

Interpretation

What Your Scores Mean

SeverityDepressionAnxietyStress
Normal0–90–70–14
Mild10–138–915–18
Moderate14–2010–1419–25
Severe21–2715–1926–33
Extremely severe28–4220–4234–42

The DASS-21 is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. Only a clinical evaluation by a qualified professional can diagnose depression or an anxiety disorder. The instrument is in the public domain and is reproduced here from the official DASS website at UNSW. Your answers are processed entirely in your browser: nothing is sent, stored, or seen by anyone but you.

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Questions About This Test

Frequently Asked Questions

Because depression, anxiety, and stress are related but distinct states: low mood and loss of drive, physiological alarm and panic, and sustained tension with irritability. Measuring each separately shows where the load actually sits, which one combined score would hide.

No. It is a screening tool that estimates symptom severity over the past week; diagnosis requires a clinical evaluation by a qualified professional. At Baseline Psychotherapy, results like these are a starting point for the assessment, never the conclusion.

No. The three scores are calculated in your browser, nothing is stored or transmitted, and closing the page erases everything.

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