Self-assessment
K10 Psychological Distress Scale
A brief measure of psychological distress over the past four weeks.
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) asks 10 questions about feelings commonly associated with anxiety and depression. It can indicate the level of psychological distress you have been experiencing, but it does not diagnose a mental health condition.
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Question 1 of 10
Past 4 weeks
Your K10 result
Important: The K10 measures general psychological distress. It does not tell you why you feel this way, identify a specific diagnosis, or assess suicide risk. A score is most useful when considered alongside your circumstances, functioning and a fuller clinical assessment where needed.
Patterns that stood out
These are descriptive themes within your responses, not validated K10 subscales or diagnoses.
What may be worth exploring next
Terms worth exploring
These terms may help you understand the ideas a clinician could consider alongside your K10 result.
Your responses
A record of the responses you gave in this tool.
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Scoring uses the Australian K10 convention: each item is scored 1–5, for a total of 10–50. Result bands shown here follow Australian Bureau of Statistics groupings.