Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10).

K10

What it measures

Non-specific psychological distress (anxiety + depressive symptoms); single global distress score

Length and format

10 items. 5-pt frequency Likert (none-all of the time), past 30 days (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

40+ langs; used across the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative incl. ES, FR, ZH, AR, PT, and many national versions

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Kessler, R.C., et al. (2002). Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress. Psychological Medicine, 32(6), 959-976.