‘The DASS is a 42-item self emotional states of depressio How do I get permission to ‘The DASS questionnaire is p Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) | rt instrument designed to measure the three related negative anxiety and tension/stress. se the DASS? iblic domain, and so ission is not needed to use it. The DASS questionnaires and scoring key may be downloaded from the DASS website and copied without restriction (go to ipJ AP ge rR De conn cn) ‘The DASS questionnaires and scoring key may also be distributed, published or made available electronically, with the restrict a) the scales are not modi ©) the intended audience ) reference is included b) the scales are not mi profit, ions th ified, s researchers or health professionals rather than end users, and the DASS websit widDat applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time (on any statement ‘The rating scale is as follows: Did not apply to me at all 1 Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time 2 Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time 3 Applied to me very much, or most of the time 1. [found mysetf getting upset by quite trivial things a4 2 3 2 Iwas aware of dryness of my mouth a4 2 8 | uae lene] oy eee oa 4. Lexperienced breathing difficuity (eg, excessively rapid breathing, Oa 2915 breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion) 5. Just couldn't seem to get going o 123 6 I tended to over-react to situations Out) 2! 43) 7 I had a feeling of shakiness (eg, legs going to give way) OS 8 | foundit aitficut to relax ona 2) 8 ound myself in situstions that made me so anxious | was most o 123 relieved when they ended Seah cu ve oot gus fi inser ga asa ce |: tia eeceh a ae tia B iniecaverets tia Siac ea eee eee ery ee Sanaa ania 15 I had a feeling of faintness: 4 2 a] bs eaten ar inst Erion aes ae fs pesterceal bole eta vit eee Cemeerae pl cee ae er 21 Melt that life wasn't worthwhi o4 Please turn the page =~ Levbond, SH. 8 Lovbond PF pholony Four ua forthe Oapreson Ay Sess Seles & Metagenics meReminder of rating scale: © Did not apply to me at all 1 Applied to me to some degree, or 2 Applied to me to a considerable dk 3 Applied to me very much, or most 22 | found it hard to wind down 23° | had difficulty in swallowing me of the time , OF a good part of time the time, 24 | couldn't seem to get any enjoyment out of the things I did & was aware of the action of my exertion (eg, sense of heart rate | felt down-hearted and blue | found that | was very iritable | felt | was close to panic SBRBB | feared that | would be "thrown" unfamiliar task 31 was unable to become enthusi | found it difficut to tolerate inter I was in a state of nervous tensi rt in the absence of physical jorease, heart missing a beat) | found it hard to calm down after something upset me ‘some trivial but about anything iptions to what | was doing | was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with 32 33 34 | felt | was pretty worthless 35 ‘what I was doing 36 | felt terrified 37 | could see nothing in the future 38 | felt that life was meaningless 39 | found mysetf getting agitated 40 Iwas worried about situations in a fool of myself o be hopeful about which | might panic and make 41 | experienced trembling (eg, in the hands) 42 | found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things 20000 00000 coo eoooe RNRNNN NNORNKR NNNN NNN NN s ewewe From: Lot Sand Lowen (1985 Manuf Deprenon ty Swe Seale (2B) Syne: Penney Funatona2 si Enter each score from the questionnaire into the first two columns. ‘Add up each row and enter the score into the avaliable box (D, A or S) ‘Add up the each of the D, A and S columns. ‘The total for each column is the score for that trait Dep Anxiety S= Stress Use the ratings table below to assess the meaning of each score. Score Calculation: ‘QT Score [Oo [Sco AllD scores [AIA scores | All scores 1 22 = 2 23 3 [24 4 25 ; 3 26 é 27 z : 7 [28 ote 8 28 | = 8 30] 10 31 it 32 Sarre: 3 12 33 z z 13 34 14 35) aS : z 15 36) 16 37 ee i 17, 38 Sonor eu 18 39 19. [40 | rate { = 20 [at 21 a2 TotalforD, Total for A Total for Score Interpretation: ression (0) ‘Anxiety (A) Stress S) Normal o-9 O-7 0-14 Mita 0-13 3-9 15-18 Moderate 14-20 | 10-14 19-25 Severe 21-27 15-19 28-33 Extremely Severe_| 28+ 20% St | Recommendation | 5-Hydtoxytryptophan | Herbal Support for_| Ginkgo/Bacopa | Complex Hyper HPA Complex Levbond, SM # Lovtond, PE (1998). Man! fr he Depresion Arty Secs Sales (2nd. £4). Sey: Pyetalngy Fundtion SR Metagens