Tool Type
Target Population
Age Group
- Adult
Who can administer this tool?
- Mental health specialists
- Self-administered
- Trained lay workers
Languages
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Others
- Spanish
Length/Duration
6-10 questions
Licensing Information
- Free but copyright may apply
Limitations & Considerations
The Kessler 6 and 10 scales were designed to be sensitive around the threshold for the clinically significant range of the distribution of nonspecific distress in an effort to maximize the ability to discriminate cases of serious mental illness from non-cases. See website for additional information.