Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Test
Understand your anxiety and depression levels over the past week in about 10 minutes. With 14 quick items, it delivers a clear snapshot to guide next steps and support care.


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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Anxiety (A)
Anxiety (A)
Average
10.4
Normal range
7.3 — 13.5
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0
max.
21
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Depression (D)
Depression (D)
Average
12.4
Normal range
9.5 — 15.3
min.
0
max.
21
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
- Most of the time
- A lot of the time
- From time to time, occasionally
- Not at all
- Definitely as much
- Not quite so much
- Only a little
- Hardly at all
- Definitely
- Sometimes
- Not much
- Not at all
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This self-report measure screens for symptoms of anxiety and depression over the past week. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is commonly used in medical and outpatient settings to support identification of clinically relevant emotional distress.
It consists of 14 items and typically takes about 10 minutes to complete. Items yield separate subscale scores for anxiety and depression to aid clinical interpretation and monitoring; it was developed by Snaith and Zigmond. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is not a diagnostic instrument and should be interpreted in the context of clinical interview and other relevant assessment data.
Author: Snaith, R.P., Zigmond, A.S.
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