Table 8 Examples of screening questionnaire & diagnostic tools

Screening tools

Uses

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) (Kessler et al., [122]. Free at: https://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/ftpdir/adhd/ASRS-5_English.pdf ASRS-5 screener at https://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/ftpdir/adhd/ASRS-5_English.pdf) (accessed 7/2021).

ADHD

Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ-10) (Allison et al., [123]. Free at: http://docs.autismresearchcentre.com/tests/AQ10.pdf (accessed 7/2021).

ASD

The Adult Dyslexia Checklist, British Dyslexia Association [124]. Free at: https://cdn.bdadyslexia.org.uk/uploads/documents/Dyslexia/Adult-Checklist-1.pdf?v=1554931003. (accessed 07/2021).

Dyslexia

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) (Kessler et al., [125].

Anxiety & depression

Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) (Meyer et al., [126].

Pathologic worry

The Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse (SSI-SA) (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment [127].

Substance misuse

The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Manual [128], Appendices and helpful resources, at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/the-improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-manual/ (accessed 7/2021). Useful tools in appendices section:

• Page 33: Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-2)

• Page 36: Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7)

• Page 35: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

• Page 42: Panic Disorder Severity Scale

Anxiety, depression & panic disorder

These and other online tools are also available at: https://psychology-tools.com/

Various

Diagnostic tools

Uses

DIVA Foundation [129], The Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (DIVA-5) at: https://www.divacenter.eu/DIVA.aspx?id=523

ADHD

ACE+ [130], at: https://www.psychology-services.uk.com/adhd

ADHD

Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale–Self Report (WFRIS-S) [131]. Free at: https://www.caddra.ca/wp-content/uploads/WFIRS-S.pdf (accessed 7/2021).

Functional impairment