Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire

The PDSQ is a 112 item, self-administered, psychiatric screening tool which has been tested extensively in primary care and general psychiatric populations. It was designed to screen for 13 DSM-IV disorders in five areas. The final version of the questionnaire contains 13 subscales (major depressive disorder [MDD], bulimia, post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD], panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD], alcohol abuse/dependence, drug abuse/dependence, somatization, hypochondriasis, and psychosis). Additionally, there is a six-item psychosis screen.