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SELF TESTS
Mental Health America of
Central Virginia performs free, confidential assessments for Depressive,
Anxiety, and Eating Disorders in our office. As a free service to the
community, we also offer group screenings for businesses, churches, civic and
other organizations. To schedule a group or individual screening, call or
visit our office.
For an immediate self test, click on the links below. If you have further
questions or would like local referral information please call us at
434-847-9055. All calls are confidential.
Anxiety and
depression are the most common mental illnesses affecting more than 35 million
Americans each year. However, when diagnosed they can usually be quickly and
effectively treated. The following self-screening test from
www.freedomfromfear.org will help you to learn if
you may be suffering from one of these illnesses. You will receive your result
at the end of the screening. Referrals to health care professionals for a free
review of your results will also be provided at the end of the screening. (The
Screening questionnaire has been designed by mental health
professionals to identify the symptoms of Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety
Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social
Phobia and Major Depression. The screening questionnaire is not a psychiatric
evaluation of a mental illness nor can a diagnosis of a mental illness be made
through this screening process. This can only be done by a clinical
evaluation by a doctor or mental health professional. The questionnaire
will help to identify individuals who are suffering from symptoms of anxiety and
depressive illnesses and whether a further evaluation is appropriate.)
Confidential
Depression Screening Test
The www.depression-screening.org site is sponsored by National Mental Health
America (NMHA) as part of it's Campaign for America's Mental Health. The
mission of this Web site is to educate people about clinical depression, offer a
confidential way for people to get screened for symptoms of the illness, and
guide people toward appropriate professional help if necessary.
The
Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) is probably the most widely used
standardized measure of symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating
disorders. Many studies have been conducted using the EAT-26 as a screening tool
and are based on the assumption that early identification of an eating disorder
can lead to earlier treatment thereby reducing serious physical and
psychological complications or even death.
www.river-centre.org
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