Screening Tools and Rating Scales for Mental Health

The Massachusetts General Hospital's School Psychiatry Program provides resources for evaluating mental health in young people.

One resource is a Table of Screening Tools & Rating Scales, with some tools available free online.

• Topics include ADHD, OCD, Anxiety, Autism, Disruptive Behavior, Suicide Risk, Bipolar Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Delay.

• The screening tools and rating scales in the table below can be used to help measure a young person’s mental health symptoms, and/or measure progress after interventions are put in place at school or at home.

• For each screening tool or rating scale, the table indicates: the age range for the instrument, who completes the instrument, the number of items in the instrument and how long it takes to complete, and whether free access is available on line.