Doctors often need a quick, reliable method of finding out whether a patient is suffering from depression, or generalised anxiety disorders, and how severe their suffering may be.

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is an easy-to-use self-reporting questionnaire, that gives a measure of a person's present state of mind. It has been extensively researched and validated, and has a good reputation amongst psychiatrists and doctors.

Choose one response for each of the questions below, clicking on the button to register your answer. Try not to think too long about an answer and give an immediate response.

Questions relating to anxiety are marked "Anxiety:" and those relating to depression are marked "Depression:". The scores for both will be calculated separately at the bottom, along with guidelines to the level of any disorder.

Anxiety: I feel tense or 'wound up'...		Most of the time
		A lot of the time
		From time to time, occasionally
		Not at all
Depression: I still enjoy the things I used to enjoy...		Definitely as much
		Not quite so much
		Only a little
		Hardly at all
Anxiety: I get sort of frightened feeling as if something awful is about to happen...		Very definitely and quite badly
		Yes, but not too badly
		A little, but it doesn't worry me
		Not at all
Depression: I can laugh and see the funny side of things...		As much as I always could
		Not quite so much now
		Definitely not so much now
		Not at all
Anxiety: Worrying thoughts go through my mind...		A great deal of the time
		A lot of the time
		From time to time, but not too often
		Only occasionally
Depression: I feel cheerful...		Not at all
		Not often
		Sometimes
		Most of the time
Anxiety: I can sit at ease and feel relaxed...		Definitely
		Usually
		Not often
		Not at all
Depression: I feel as if I am slowed down...		Nearly all the time
		Very often
		Sometimes
		Not at all
Anxiety: I get a sort of frightened feeling like 'butterflies' in the stomach...		Not at all
		Occasionally
		Quite Often
		Very Often
Depression: I have lost interest in my appearance...		Definitely
		I don't take as much care as I should
		I may not take quite as much care
		I take just as much care as ever
Anxiety: I feel restless as I have to be on the move...		Vey much indeed
		Quite a lot
		Not very much
		Not at all
Depression: I look forward with enjoyment to things...		As much as I ever did
		Rather less than I used to
		Definitely less than I used to
		Hardly at all
Anxiety: I get sudden feelings of panic...		Very often indeed
		Quite often
		Not very often
		Not at all
Depression: I can enjoy a good book or radio or TV program...		Often
		Sometimes
		Not often
		Very seldom
Anxiety Scale:		Depression Scale: