Acknowledgement
The National Phobics Society have generously granted us permission to display their do it yourself diagnosis kit for mental illness.
A direct link to their site will be included at the bottom of the page
Self Diagnosis Kit
This questionnaire is intended to provide a rough self-diagnosis guide only. It does not substitute for the advice given by a G.P etc. For this reason, NPS strongly advises that people seek further information and guidance on from their GP who will be able to make a formal diagnosis.
If you can answer YES to most of the questions in any category, it is likely that you are affected by that condition.
Depression
· Has your appetite significantly changed (either decreased or increased) during the past 2 weeks?
· Do you experience less joy or pleasure from the things you normally enjoy?
· Have your sleeping habits changed significantly ( sleep has either increased or decreased by 1-2 hours)
· Have you felt tired most days during the past 2 weeks?
· Have you experienced difficulties in concentrating most days of the past 2 weeks?
· Have you experienced frequent suicidal thoughts?
· Have you felt a failure most days of the past 2 weeks?
· Have you had difficulty concentrating most days of the past 2 weeks?
· Have you experienced feelings of guilt most days during the past 2 weeks?
· Have you experienced feelings of hopelessness about the future on most days of the past 2 years?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
· Have you ever experienced or witnessed a traumatic event – for example, rape, sexual abuse, car accident etc.?
· Do you frequently get upset whilst thinking about a traumatic event?
· Do you experience "flashbacks" in which you feel as if you are re-living a traumatic event?
· Do you feel emotionally numb or on edge because of having experienced a traumatic event?
· Are you aware of avoiding doing things that remind you of a traumatic event?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
· During the past 2 weeks:-
· Do you worry obsessively about contamination by germs/chemicals/dirt and/or that something bad might happen to you/other people, and/or that you might say something you didn’t want to that might upset others.
· Do you feel compelled to carry out certain behaviours?
· Do you check, count or repeat things over and over again?
Panic disorder
During the past 2 weeks:-
· Have you experienced sudden attacks of intense anxiety or fear during which you felt as if you were going to die, or lose control, or go crazy?
· Do you worry about having other attacks of intense anxiety or fear?
· Have you started to modify your behaviour in order to avoid certain situations which in the past have caused you anxiety?
· Do you worry about the physical symptoms (increased heartbeat, breathlessness, shakiness, light-headedness) that the attacks of anxiety cause?
Agoraphobia
During the past 6 months:-
· Do you regularly avoid situations because you are frightened of having a panic attack?
· Do any of the following make you feel anxious:-
o Going outside away from your home
o Standing in long lines
o Being in a confined space such as being in a tunnel, on the underground etc.
o Being at home alone
o Being in wide open spaces – such as in a field, in a park
o Being in crowded places
· Do you avoid being in any of the above situations?
Social phobia
During the past 6 months:-
· Do you worry a lot about embarrassing yourself in front of others?
· Do you worry about what people might think of you?
· Do you feel anxious in social situations?
· Do you worry about behaving anxiously in any of the following situations:-
o Public speaking
o Eating/drinking in front of other people
o Writing in front of other people
o Parties and other social gatherings
· Do you avoid any of the above situations because they make you feel anxious?
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
During the past 6 months:-
· Do you feel that you have been nervous/on edge most days over the past 6 months?
· Do you have problems falling asleep
· Do you feel tension in your muscles because of feeling on edge?
· Do you frequently feel tense and irritable?
Trichotillomania
Over the past 6 months:-
· Have you pulled at your hair/nails/eyelashes because of experiencing feelings of anxiety?
· Have you found that the anxiety you experience is relieved by pulling out your hair/picking your skin or nails?
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Over the past 6 months:-
· Have you felt disgusted by a particular aspect of your body?
· Do you feel that a part of your body is abnormal?
· Do you spend a lot of time examining/scrutinising your appearance?
· Do you avoid looking at yourself in mirrors, windows etc.?
· Do you feel that other people are looking at your appearance or are disgusted by it?
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