Training & Support
“It was clear from that review that the best measure for anxiety and depression – the one preferred by clinical staff and patients – was HADS.”
Professor Bob Lewin
Clinical Psychologist at the Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale
A single self-rating questionnaire that detects and indicates the severity of anxiety and depression simultaneously.
Fully standardised, the Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale (HADS) detects and assesses mild degrees of mood disorder, anxiety and depression in adults. It consists of a brief questionnaire which is easy to score and simple to interpret.
Used in both hospital and community settings as a psychological screening tool, this valid and reliable self-rating symptom assessment has a direct bearing on whether a case is deemed clinically significant and is undertaken by patients with illness and in the general population.
The five-minute self-administered test is suitable for use by a range of clinical professionals as well as researchers assessing emotional disorders in adults. Used internationally, HADS is now available in 115 languages.
At a glance
- Age ranges
- 17+
- Test duration
- 2 – 5 minutes
- Test format
- Paper
How HADS can help you
Simultaneous diagnoses
Simultaneous diagnoses
One questionnaire comprising 14 questions (seven each for anxiety and depression) aids identification of both disorders, whilst giving a separate score for each.
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Training
From webinars and online videos to a bespoke training session delivered at your school or Trust, we’ll make sure that you and your colleagues are confident with using our assessments and that you’re getting the most from your data.
Assessment Insights
One-to-one help when you need it from one of our assessment data experts. With over 90 years of classroom experience between them, they will answer your questions and help you analyse your data.
Support
All of our assessments come with a suite of helpful guides designed to get you started and keep benefiting from the data. Technical information and platform support are here too.
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