The DASS-21 is a widely used questionnaire that measures three things at once, on separate scales: depression, anxiety and stress. Its 21 items ask how much each statement applied to you over the past week — from low mood and loss of motivation, through physical anxiety symptoms, to tension and difficulty relaxing.
This is a self-check you can complete online in about five minutes. You get three separate scores straight away, each with its own plain-language interpretation and standard severity band. It is a first orientation, not a diagnosis — a formal assessment is always made by a qualified professional.
Written from a neurodivergence-affirming stance: for autistic and ADHD adults these three often ride on chronic overload rather than existing on their own. The anxiety scale leans on physical symptoms, so it can also be influenced by medical causes — reading all three together gives a fuller picture than any single number.
21 items across 3 scales, about 5 minutes, instant scores
Based on the DASS-21 (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)
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Screening for orientation only, not a clinical diagnosis
Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995
DASS-21
A 21-item instrument evaluating independent levels of stress, anxiety, and depression experienced over the course of the past week.
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21 items -- ~5 min
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Keys 1-4 for quick answer
Please read each statement and select the response that indicates how much it applied to you OVER THE PAST WEEK.
Depression
1.I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all
2.I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things
3.I felt that I had nothing to look forward to
4.I felt down-hearted and blue
5.I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything
6.I felt I wasn't worth much as a person
7.I felt that life was meaningless
Anxiety
8.I was aware of dryness of my mouth
9.I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g. excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)
10.I experienced trembling (e.g. in the hands)
11.I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself
12.I felt I was close to panic
13.I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g. sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)
14.I felt scared without any good reason
Stress
15.I found it hard to wind down
16.I tended to over-react to situations
17.I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy
18.I found myself getting agitated
19.I found it difficult to relax
20.I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing