Test name
Anxiety or depression
Required training
Length of time
Reliability and validity
Population
Reference
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)
Depression
None
<5 min
Reliability
Adults
[20]
α = 0.81–0.92
Validity
r = 0.56–0.83
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
Depression
Reading an article and manual
6–30 min
Reliability
Adults
[21]
α = 0.64–0.91
Validity
r = 0.55–0.82
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
Depression
None
6–30 min
Reliability
Geriatrics
[22]
α = 0.75–0.99
Validity
r = 0.69–0.96
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Depression and anxiety
None
<5 min
Reliability
Adults
[23]
α = 0.70–0.90
Validity
r = 0.44–0.73
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) for anxiety and depression
Depression and anxiety
None
<5 min
Reliability
Adults
[24]
α = 0.62–0.82
Validity
r = 0.52–0.79
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Depression
None
<5 min
Reliability
Adults
[25]
α = 0.79–0.90
Validity
r = 0.52–0.79
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
Anxiety
None
<5 min
Reliability
Adults
[26]
α = 0.73–0.94
Validity
r = 0.51–0.73
Generalized anxiety disorder—seven item (GAD-7)
Anxiety
None
<5 min
Reliability
Adults
[27]
α = 0.73–0.94
Validity
r = 0.51–0.73
PTSD checklist (PCL)
PTSD
None
6–10 min
Reliability
Adults
[28]
α = 0.85–0.94

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