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These free self-checks may help you identify symptoms of depression, anxiety, and/or stress, PTSD following a traumatic birth, as well as the severity of symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, and if you may benefit from further information and/or support.
All self-checks on this page are free, easy to complete and are anonymous.
At the end of each self-check you will receive a score that indicates what you may be experiencing at this time, as well as relevant COPE resources and information that you may find helpful.
The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and Birth Trauma (City BiTS) self-check tools are not to be used for a diagnosis. Rather, they are designed to identify whether you may benefit from further information and/or support.
The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) Self-Check is a 21-item self-report questionnaire that measures the severity of depression, anxiety, and stress. The DASS-21 is a shortened version of the original DASS-42 and consists of seven questions for each of the three categories.
In addition to the combined Depression, Anxiety and Stress Self-Check, you may also choose to complete the focused self-checks; Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.
The following questions are designed to explore whether you may be currently experiencing any symptoms of depression.
The following questions are designed to explore whether you may be currently experiencing any symptoms of anxiety.
The following questions are designed to explore whether you may be currently experiencing any symptoms of stress.
The following questions are designed to explore whether you may be currently experiencing any symptoms of depression, anxiety and/or stress.
The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale Infertility self-checks are designed to measure the severity of depression, anxiety, and stress for individuals experiencing infertility.
The following questions are designed to explore whether you may be currently experiencing any symptoms of depression in the context of infertility.
The following questions are designed to explore whether you may be currently experiencing any symptoms of anxiety in the context of infertility.
The following questions are designed to explore whether you may be currently experiencing any symptoms of stress in the context of infertility.
The following questions are designed to help you assess how extreme your symptoms of nausea and vomiting are during pregnancy. This can help you to identify when it might be time to seek help, and also track changes in your symptoms over time.
This survey contains five questions that relate to your situation in the last 24 hours.
The City Birth Trauma Scale (City BiTS) is a questionnaire that is designed to measure Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and their potential impact upon your mental health following childbirth. This is short, 5-item form of the City Birth Trauma Scale.
As birth trauma can be experienced by both parents, it can be a helpful tool to identify whether you may benefit from additional support following a birth that may have not gone to plan.
This questionnaire asks about your experience during the birth of your most recent baby.
Experiencing anger or feelings of rage is often experienced by parents. Anger is associated with significant distress and can impact upon your feelings towards parenthood, your baby and those around you. It can also be a sign of other emotional and/or mental health issues.
The following questions can help you to identify aspects relating to feelings of anger or rage that you may have experience over the last 4 weeks.
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