Source Frameworks

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, Version 1.1

Measures: Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity in adults

Developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Kessler et al. (2005). The ASRS-v1.1 is widely used in primary care and psychiatric settings to screen for adult ADHD. It demonstrates high sensitivity and specificity against structured clinical interviews.

Autism Spectrum Quotient — 10 Item Version

Measures: Autistic traits in adults, including social communication, attention to detail, and pattern recognition

Developed by Baron-Cohen et al. (2010) as a brief screener derived from the AQ-50. Validated against clinical professional evaluation and recommended for initial screening in adults.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale

Measures: Severity of generalized anxiety symptoms over the past two weeks

Developed by Spitzer et al. (2006). The GAD-7 is one of the most widely used anxiety screening tools in primary care and has strong psychometric properties across diverse populations.

Patient Health Questionnaire — 9 Item

Measures: Severity of depressive symptoms based on DSM criteria over the past two weeks

Developed by Kroenke, Spitzer, and Williams (2001). The PHQ-9 is the widely studied and widely used depression screener globally, used in both primary care and research contexts.

Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale — Self-report adaptation

Measures: Obsession and compulsion severity, including time occupied, distress, and functional impact

The Y-BOCS (Goodman et al., 1989) is the gold standard professional-administered OCD rating scale. MindScreen uses a self-report adaptation of the dimensional domains to provide a screening-level assessment.

PTSD Checklist for DSM-5

Measures: The 20 symptom criteria for PTSD as defined in DSM-5, including intrusion, avoidance, negative cognitions, and hyperarousal

Developed by Weathers et al. (2013) at the National Center for PTSD. The PCL-5 has strong reliability and validity as both a screener and a symptom severity measure.

Mood Disorder Questionnaire

Measures: Manic and hypomanic episode patterns, including elevated mood, decreased need for sleep, increased energy, and impulsivity

Developed by Hirschfeld et al. (2000). The MDQ is the most commonly used bipolar screening tool in primary care and psychiatric settings, with demonstrated sensitivity for Bipolar I.

McLean Screening Instrument for BPD

Measures: The nine DSM criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder, including emotional instability, impulsivity, identity disturbance, and relationship patterns

Developed by Zanarini et al. (2003). The MSI-BPD was studied against structured interviews and has high sensitivity for identifying BPD in outpatient settings.

Narcissistic Personality Inventory — adapted domains

Measures: Narcissistic traits including grandiosity, entitlement, exploitation, and lack of empathy

The NPI-40 (Raskin & Terry, 1988) is the most widely used personality research instrument for narcissistic traits. MindScreen uses domain-based self-report adaptation for screening purposes.

Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale — self-report adaptation

Measures: Fear and avoidance across social interaction and performance situations

The LSAS (Liebowitz, 1987) is the widely studied professional-administered scale for social anxiety disorder. Self-report versions have demonstrated comparable validity to the structured interview format.

Panic Disorder Severity Scale — adapted

Measures: Frequency and severity of panic attacks, anticipatory anxiety, and agoraphobic avoidance

Developed by Shear et al. (1997). The PDSS is used in research and care settings to assess panic disorder severity and support response.

Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire — adapted domains

Measures: Dietary restraint, eating concern, weight concern, shape concern, and binge/purge behaviors

Adapted from the EDE-Q (Fairburn & Beglin, 1994), which is the most widely used self-report tool for eating disorder psychopathology in research and care settings.

Health Anxiety Inventory — adapted

Measures: Preoccupation with illness, symptom interpretation, reassurance-seeking, and avoidance behaviors

The HAI (Salkovskis et al., 2002) was developed to assess health anxiety across both clinical and non-studied populations, with good discriminant validity from medical illness.

Insomnia Severity Index

Measures: Sleep onset, maintenance, early morning awakening, dissatisfaction, and daytime impairment

Developed by Morin et al. (1993, 2011). The ISI is the most widely used screening tool for insomnia in research and care settings, with published scoring approaches for insomnia screening.

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test / Drug Abuse Screening Test

Measures: Frequency, quantity, and consequences of alcohol and substance use

The AUDIT (WHO, 1989) and DAST-10 (Skinner, 1982) are WHO-endorsed and SAMHSA-recommended screening tools for substance use disorders in primary care.

Specific Phobia domains — adapted from DSM-5 criteria

Measures: Fear intensity, avoidance, and functional impairment across phobia subtypes

Questions are adapted from DSM-5 DSM-5 descriptive criteria for specific phobia and draw from phobia severity measures used in cognitive behavioral research.

Intermittent Explosive Disorder — DSM-5 criteria adapted

Measures: Frequency and severity of aggressive outbursts, impulsive aggression, and post-episode distress

Adapted from DSM-5 DSM-5 descriptive criteria for IED and anger/aggression measures including work by Coccaro et al. on impulsive aggression in studied populations.

Yale Global Tic Severity Scale — self-report adaptation

Measures: Number, frequency, intensity, and complexity of motor and vocal tics

The YGTSS (Leckman et al., 1989) is the most widely used professional-rated tic severity measure. MindScreen adapts its domain structure for self-report screening.

Dyslexia Rating Form — adapted domains

Measures: Reading fluency, phonological awareness, working memory, and processing speed difficulties

Adapted from adult dyslexia assessment frameworks including adult dyslexia screening and assessment frameworks.

Mood Disorder Questionnaire — cyclothymia adaptation

Measures: Mild but persistent mood cycling, hypomanic-like and depressive-like periods, and functional impact

Adapted from MDQ (Hirschfeld et al., 2000) with additional items reflecting the sub-threshold, chronic mood cycling characteristic of cyclothymic disorder as defined in DSM-5.

Multiscale Dissociation Inventory — adapted domains

Measures: Depersonalization, derealization, identity confusion, memory gaps, and emotional disconnection

Adapted from the MID (Briere, 2002) and DES (Bernstein & Putnam, 1986), which are the widely used self-report measures of dissociative experiences in studied populations.