Mental Health

Learning about a mental health condition is a good first step to being able to recognize some of its symptoms. You may be wondering if you have symptoms of concern. One way of determining that is to take a brief confidential and anonymous screen. Only you will see the results of the brief screen. None of the results are stored in your My HealtheVet account or sent anywhere. You can choose to print a copy of the results for your own records or to give to your physician or a mental health professional. Let Your Voice be Heard!

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This section contains screens for symptoms of several mental health conditions. You can take a screen to see if you have symptoms that are commonly associated with a specific mental health condition or with stress. The fact that you have symptoms of a mental health condition does not necessarily mean that you have a mental health condition or that a mental health condition is causing you difficulty in functioning in a major area of your life, such as your family, personal relationships, work life or social settings.

Screening Tools
	Alcohol Use Screening (AUDIT-C)	Depression Screening (PHQ-9)	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Screening (PCL)	Substance Abuse Screening (ASSIST)

Screens are NOT intended to provide a complete assessment or diagnosis for any condition. They CAN help identify symptoms and assist you in determining if you should seek further evaluation by your physician or a mental health professional.

If you are concerned about any illness, regardless of what the screen shows, you should seek further evaluation from your physician. If you are concerned that you may have a medical emergency or are having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, call 911, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or go immediately to the nearest hospital Emergency Room for an evaluation.