I found this test on the Psychology Today website and I found it to be quite interesting and very accurate, if answered honestly. I thought that I would share it here.
Do I Need Therapy Test
Do I Need Therapy Test
Although your scores were generally very good, you had symptoms in at least one category. This suggests that you should probably consult with a mental health professional for further testing or treatment, especially if you are distressed about the symptoms you are experiencing. There is most certainly a treatment out there that will help improve the symptoms you are experiencing.
The following are the areas of concern detected by the screening:
* You have suffered from what appears to be a brief psychotic episode. This could be a product of many different disorders, both mental and physical. See a psychiatrist for further diagnosis.
* Your symptoms point to Major Depressive Disorder.
* Your symptoms point to Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder.
* You show signs of suffering from a Social Phobia.
* You show signs of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
* You appear to suffer from panic disorder with agoraphobia.
Although your scores were generally quite good, you scored well outside the normal range in at least one category. This suggests that you should probably consult with a mental health professional for further testing or treatment. There is most certainly a professional out there who can help improve the symptoms you are experiencing.
The following are the areas of concern detected by the screening:
Your symptoms point to Major Depressive Disorder.
You show signs of suffering from a Social Phobia.
You show strong signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
You appear to suffer from Panic Disorder.
The test also detected symptoms of one or more disorders that did not meet all the criteria, but that may still merit treatment.
The following are the areas of concern detected by the screening:
You have experienced some symptoms of a brief psychotic episode, but not enough to qualify as a full-blown episode.
You experience some symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
You experience some symptoms of Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia.
You have some symptoms of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, although you do not meet the full criteria for the disorder.
You appear to suffer from some symptoms of Borderline Personality disorder.
You appear to suffer from some symptoms of Dependent Personality disorder.
Although your scores were generally quite good, you scored well outside the normal range in at least one category. This suggests that you should probably consult with a mental health professional for further testing or treatment. There is most certainly a professional out there who can help improve the symptoms you are experiencing.
The following are the areas of concern detected by the screening:
Your responses strongly indicate that you suffer from Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
The test also detected symptoms of one or more disorders that did not meet all the criteria, but that may still merit treatment.
The following are the areas of concern detected by the screening:
You experience some symptoms of substance dependence.
You have experienced symptoms of a major depressive episode, but not enough to qualify as a full-blown episode, or as major depressive disorder.
You have experienced symptoms of a manic episode.
You experience some symptoms of Simple Phobia.
You experience some symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
You have some symptoms of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, although you do not meet the full criteria for the disorder.
You appear to suffer from some symptoms of Borderline Personality disorder.
The following are the areas of concern detected by the screening:
* You have experienced symptoms of a major depressive episode, but not enough to qualify as a full-blown episode, or as major depressive disorder.
* Although you meet the criteria for the frequency of symptoms, your symptoms do not appear to be severe enough to meet the criteria for Major Depressive Disorder.
* You have experienced symptoms of a manic episode.
* You meet the criteria for the frequency of symptoms of Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder, but your symptoms do not appear to be severe enough to meet the criteria.
* You experience some symptoms of Simple Phobia.
* You experience some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
* You experience some symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
* You appear to suffer from some symptoms of Borderline Personality disorder.
* You appear to suffer from some symptoms of Dependent Personality disorder.
This test was largely inaccurate. I have been diagnosed with OCD by at least 5 prominent specialists in that field (although the actual symptom presentations were in a more unusual form than simple washing or checking). Yet this test was completely unable to pick this up.
Any doctor using this as an initial screening test would have summarily dismissed my OCD (several did on the basis of tests like it, until I actually came across those who were actively involved in direct research in the field and hence skilled enough to pick it up).