Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (10-item).
K10
Non-specific psychological distress (anxious and depressive symptoms) over the past 4 weeks; a transdiagnostic distress screen for population mental-health surveillance, not a diagnostic measure
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 10 items. 5-point frequency (1 none of the time to 5 all of the time), summed 10-50; common bands 10-19 likely well, 20-24 mild, 25-29 moderate, 30-50 severe distress (Australian convention) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many languages incl. ES, ZH, JA, AR, FR, NL, PT, EL and others; used in national surveys worldwide (WHO World Mental Health surveys)
- Licence
- public-domain / open
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- Reference
- Kessler, R. C., Andrews, G., Colpe, L. J., et al. (2002). Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress. Psychological Medicine, 32(6), 959-976.
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