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Mental Health Self-Assessments for NC Adults
Take this confidential screening to better understand your mental health. This assessment covers ADHD, anxiety, and depression symptoms.
When a Self-Assessment Is a Good Next Step
A mental health self-assessment is a helpful starting point if you've been experiencing persistent changes in mood, focus, sleep, or energy — or if you're unsure whether your symptoms warrant professional care.
These screeners use clinically validated tools (such as the PHQ-9 for depression and ASRS for ADHD) to help you recognize patterns in your symptoms. While they cannot replace a formal psychiatric evaluation, they can help you decide whether to schedule an appointment with a licensed provider.
Important Notice
This self-assessment is not a diagnostic tool. It's designed to help you understand your symptoms and determine if you should seek professional evaluation. Only a licensed healthcare provider can provide an official diagnosis.
Do you often have difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or activities?
ADHDDo you frequently make careless mistakes or overlook details?
ADHDDo you often fidget, tap your hands or feet, or squirm in your seat?
ADHDDo you have trouble organizing tasks and activities?
ADHDDo you often lose things necessary for tasks or activities?
ADHDDo you experience excessive worry or anxiety most days?
ANXIETYDo you find it difficult to control your worrying?
ANXIETYDo you experience restlessness or feeling on edge?
ANXIETYDo you have difficulty concentrating due to worry?
ANXIETYDo you experience muscle tension or physical symptoms of anxiety?
ANXIETYDo you feel sad, empty, or hopeless most of the day, nearly every day?
DEPRESSIONHave you lost interest or pleasure in activities you once enjoyed?
DEPRESSIONDo you experience significant changes in appetite or weight?
DEPRESSIONDo you have trouble sleeping or sleep too much?
DEPRESSIONDo you feel tired or have little energy most days?
DEPRESSIONAbout Our Mental Health Self-Assessment Tools
Our self-assessment tools help you understand your symptoms. They can show whether your symptoms may need a professional evaluation. These tools are a good first step toward getting help.
A positive result on a self-assessment does not mean you have the condition being screened. many of these symptoms are also associated with other conditions, normal life stress, or medical factors. Conversely, a negative result does not rule out the possibility that a condition is present. If you have concerns about your mental health, the most reliable next step is to schedule an evaluation with one of our licensed psychiatric providers. This can conduct a thorough clinical interview and develop an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment plan.
Pinnacle Behavioral Health and Wellness offers same-day psychiatric evaluations for ADHD, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other mental health conditions via telehealth, serving all of North Carolina. If your self-assessment results suggest you may benefit from professional evaluation, we encourage you to take the next step. Call (336) 828-2599 or book online — most patients are seen the same day they call. Our providers take a compassionate, evidence-based approach to psychiatric care and are here to help.
Understanding Mental Health Self-Assessments
Mental health self-assessments are standardized questionnaires that help you identify symptoms of common conditions. These include depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, and insomnia. These tools are not diagnostic — only a licensed mental health professional can provide an official diagnosis. But they are a valuable first step in understanding whether your symptoms warrant professional evaluation and treatment.
The assessments on this page use validated clinical instruments widely used in psychiatric practice. The PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) is one of the most researched screening tools for depression, with scores from 0 to 27 corresponding to minimal, mild, moderate, moderately severe, and severe depression. The GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale) is similarly validated for anxiety screening and is routinely used in primary care and psychiatric settings to monitor treatment response over time.
How to Interpret Your Results
If your results suggest moderate to severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD, or another mental health condition, we strongly encourage you to schedule an appointment with a licensed psychiatric provider. Moderate to severe symptoms rarely resolve on their own without professional intervention, and early treatment is associated with significantly better outcomes compared to delayed care. The assessments on this page are designed to lower the barrier to that first step by giving you a clear, evidence-based picture of your symptom severity.
Even if your results suggest mild symptoms, they can still be worth discussing with a provider. Mild symptoms of depression and anxiety can worsen under stress and may respond well to therapy, lifestyle modifications, or low-dose medication before they escalate. A brief psychiatric evaluation can help you understand your options and make an informed decision about next steps for your mental health.
What Happens After Your Assessment
After completing your self-assessment, you will receive an immediate score and interpretation guide explaining what your results mean. If your results suggest that you may benefit from psychiatric care, you will have the option to schedule a same-day appointment with a Pinnacle BHW provider directly from the assessment results page. You can also bring your assessment results to your first appointment as a starting point for your clinical evaluation. Our providers routinely use screening scores to guide their assessment and track your progress over time.
All assessment responses are confidential. We do not share your assessment data with insurance companies or third parties without your consent. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or thoughts of self-harm, please call 988 (the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) immediately or go to your nearest emergency room rather than completing an online self-assessment.