Category: Mental Health

ADHD Doesn’t Look Like What You Think It Does When most people picture ADHD, they imagine a hyperactive kid bouncing off walls. But adult ADHD? It looks nothing like …

You Took the ASRS. Now What Do the Numbers Mean? The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v1.1) is the most widely used ADHD screening tool in the world. Developed …

A Score of 33 Is the Clinical Threshold — Here’s What That Means You took the PCL-5 and scored 33. That number sits right at the cutoff that clinicians …

What Exactly Is the AUDIT? The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a 10-question screening tool the World Health Organization developed back in 1989. It’s the most widely …

Burnout doesn’t hit you like a truck. It accumulates gradually — like a slow leak you don’t notice until the damage is already done. By the time most people …

Your ACE Score Doesn’t Define Your Future Adverse Childhood Experiences — ACEs — include abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction that happen before age 18. The landmark CDC-Kaiser Permanente ACE …

You filled out the PHQ-9 and scored 15. That number feels heavy — I get it. But taking the time to assess yourself took guts. A PHQ-9 score of …

So you took the GAD-7 questionnaire and scored a 10. Now you’re staring at that number, wondering what it actually means for your mental health. Totally fair reaction — …

The DASS-21 gave you three numbers — depression, anxiety, and stress — each with its own score. But the test doesn’t exactly spell out what those numbers mean in …

So your therapist or psychiatrist dropped a “GAF score” on you and you’re trying to figure out what it means. The Global Assessment of Functioning scale rates your overall …