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Mental Health & Mood // DistTherm Open Access

Distress Thermometer

Single 0-10 distress rating plus a 35-item problem checklist across practical, family, emotional, spiritual, and physical domains.

Estimated Time
~5 mins
Instrument Scale
Standardized Items
Administration
Self-Administered
Scoring Engine
Automated Real-Time

Scale Overview & Construct

Single 0-10 distress rating plus a 35-item problem checklist across practical, family, emotional, spiritual, and physical domains.

Psychometric Instrument Likert Self-Report Dimensional Breakdown Server-Side Validated

Purpose & Measurement Objectives

Single 0-10 distress rating plus a 35-item problem checklist across practical, family, emotional, spiritual, and physical domains. Based on your answers to its 37 items, you'll get a breakdown across its 6 component areas as well as an overall picture, showing where the pattern is strongest for you. Your result gives you a clearer, more specific picture of how you've been thinking, feeling, or coping recently, rather than a vague sense of it.

Instrument Specifications

Target Population
Teachers, Educators & Faculty
Administration Format
Self-Administered
Intended Domain / Purpose
Research & Empirical Study
Recommended Age Bracket
Adults (18+ yrs)
Duration & Pacing
5 Minutes (Self-Paced)
Access License
Open Creative Commons

Academic Citation & Instrument Provenance

When referencing this instrument in research, academic theses, or clinical institutional audits, please cite the original author publication:

Roth et al. (1998), Cancer, 82(10), 1904-1908. This is not a diagnostic tool

Governance, Boundaries & Ethical Use

Construct Boundaries & Interpretive Limitations

Imported from the OpenScales open item-bank project. The original instrument's optional open-ended "other problems" free-text field is not included, since this platform's question format is option-based, not free text. This specific digital implementation has not been independently clinically validated by PsiQ — scores are for self-reflection and educational purposes only, and are not a diagnosis.

License: CC BY 4.0. Citation: Roth et al. (1998), Cancer, 82(10), 1904-1908. This is not a diagnostic tool.

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Identifier DistTherm
Category Mental Health & Mood
Scale Standard Standardized
License Status CC BY 4.0 Open Scale
PsiQ Psychometric ID #102
Distress Thermometer
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