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The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale

The following 21 questions come from the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS
21; Psychology Foundation of Australia, 2014).

The DASS is designed to measure negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and
stress and compare these to the general population. It is not designed to provide a
clinical assessment or medical diagnosis. You will receive three scores for depression,
anxiety and stress which can give some idea about the degree of these emotional states
for you compared to the population average. High scores may indicate that it would be
helpful to see a medical or mental health professional. 

Please read each statement and select a response which indicates how much the
statement applied to you over the past two weeks. There are no right or wrong
answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.

The rating scale is as follows:

NEVER - Did not apply to me at all 

SOMETIMES - Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time 
OFTEN - Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time 
ALMOST ALWAYS - Applied to me very much, or most of the time 

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DASS-21 

Regarding your experience over the last two weeks, please rate the extent to which you
agree with the following statements:

  Never Sometimes Often Almost always

D1. I found it hard to
wind down
D2. I was aware of
dryness in my mouth
D3. I couldn't seem to
experience any positive
feelings at all
D4. I experienced
breathing difficulty (e.g.
breathlessness in the
absence of exertion)
D5. I found it difficult to
work up the initiative to
do things
D6. I tended to over-
react to situations
D7. I experienced
trembling (e.g in the
hands)
D8. I felt that I was using
a lot of nervous energy
D9. I was worried about
situations in which I
might panic and make a
fool of myself
D10. I felt that I had
nothing to look forward
to
D11. I found myself
getting agitated
D12. I found it difficult to
relax
D13. I felt down-hearted
and blue
D14. I was intolerant of
anything that kept me
from getting on with
what I was doing
D15. I felt I was close to
panic
D16. I was unable to
become enthusiastic
about anything
D17. I felt I wasn't worth
as much as a person
D18. I felt that I was
rather touchy
D19. I was aware of the
action of my heart in the
absence of physical
exertion (e.g. sense of
heart racing or missing a
beat)
D20. I felt scared
without any good reason
D21. I felt that life was
meaningless

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Your DASS-21 Scores

Your Depression score is 0.

Your Anxiety score is 0.
Your Stress score is 0.

Interpretation of scores
  Depression Anxiety Stress
Normal 0-4 0-3 0-7
Mild 5-6 4-5 8-9
Moderate 7 - 10 6-7 10 - 12
Severe 11 - 13 8-9 13 - 16
Extremely severe 14+ 10+ 17+

If any of your scores fall within the mild or moderate range, then it is suggested that you
continue to monitor your symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress and identify
strategies, as outlined in this course, in order to manage and reduce your negative
feelings. 

If any of your scores fall within the severe or extremely severe range, then it is
suggested that you should seek help from a medical professional as soon as practicable.

 
 

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