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Self Assessments – Online Screening Tests

One of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you have symptoms of certain illnesses is by taking a screening test.  Screening tests,such as referenced here, arenot intended to provide a diagnosis.  Instead, these tests may help identify symptoms and determine whether a further evaluation by a medical or mental health professional is necessary. As with any illness, you should see a doctor or mental health professional if you think you might have symptoms of a particular illness.

Alcohol:

Alcoholscreening.org  is a free service of Join Together, Inc. and Boston University School of Public Health.  Alcoholscreening.org helps an individual assess his/her own alcohol consumption patterns to determine if drinking is likely to be harming his/her health or increasing their risk for future harm. Through education and referral, the site urges people whose drinking is harmful or hazardous to take positive action, and informs all adults who consume alcohol about guidelines and caveats for lower-risk drinking.

Depression:

Depression-screening.org is sponsored by the National Mental Health Association as part of NMHA’s Campaign for America’s Mental Health.  The mission of this web site is to educate people about clinical depression, offer a confidential way for people to get screened for symptoms of the illness, and guide people toward appropriate professional help if necessary.

Gambling:

The National Council on Problem Gambling strives to prevent the onset and progression of problem, compulsive and pathological gambling by providing information, training to professionals to recognize, treat and help gamblers and their families and by developing presentation models for at-risk populations, particularly youth, college-aged and older gamblers.  This site also provides a self-test for gambling.

Sex Addiction:

The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) is the only organization dedicated specifically to helping those who suffer from out of control sexual behavior. Founded in 1987 by Patrick Carnes, Richard Santorini and Ed Armstrong, SASH began as a membership organization for people concerned with sexual addiction problems.  Dr. Patrick Carnes was one of first professionals to work with sexually addicted people and he designed the Sex Addiction Screening Test (SAST) to help figure out who has sexual addiction problems and who doesn't.  Click here to visit the SASH website and participate in testing for sex addiction.