For Practitioners

Clinical Screening Tools

Brief, validated instruments to support clinical intake and symptom monitoring. Each tool is scored in-browser — no data is collected or transmitted.

Depression 9 items · ~3 min

PHQ-9

Patient Health Questionnaire

Screens for and measures the severity of major depressive disorder. Widely used in primary care and behavioral health settings. Validated against structured clinical interview.

0–4 Minimal 5–9 Mild 10–14 Moderate 15–19 Mod. Severe 20–27 Severe

Anxiety 7 items · ~2 min

GAD-7

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale

Screens for generalized anxiety disorder and assesses symptom severity. Also performs well as a screener for panic disorder, social anxiety, and PTSD.

0–4 Minimal 5–9 Mild 10–14 Moderate 15–21 Severe

Alcohol 10 items · ~3 min

AUDIT

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

WHO-developed tool to identify hazardous, harmful, and dependent alcohol use. Includes the 3-item AUDIT-C for rapid screening in time-limited settings.

0–7 Lower risk 8–15 Increasing risk 16–19 Higher risk 20–40 Dependence

Substances 10 items · ~3 min

DAST-10

Drug Abuse Screening Test

Screens for drug use problems over the past 12 months, excluding alcohol and tobacco. Validated across a range of substances and clinical populations.

0 None 1–2 Low 3–5 Moderate 6–8 Substantial 9–10 Severe

PTSD 5 items · ~2 min

PC-PTSD-5

Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5

Brief PTSD screen designed for primary care and other medical settings. High sensitivity makes it suitable for initial triage; positive screens should prompt full assessment.

< 4 Negative screen ≥ 4 Positive screen

ADHD 6 items · ~2 min

ASRS-6

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale

WHO-developed screener for adult ADHD. The 6-item version has high sensitivity and specificity and is well-suited to busy clinical settings.

< 4 Negative screen ≥ 4 Positive screen

Normative Feedback

How Does My Use Compare?

Compare your substance use to U.S. national averages from the 2021–2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Select a substance, filter by age and gender, and see where you fall on the actual population distribution.

These tools are intended to support — not replace — clinical judgment. Scores should be interpreted in the context of a complete clinical evaluation. All results are processed entirely in the user's browser and are never transmitted to or stored by Plan Your Recovery.