Can Mental Illness Be Diagnosed with Online Psychological Tests?

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Can Mental Illness Be Diagnosed with Online Psychological Tests?

Online psychological tests help you pinpoint what you’re experiencing—and what you are not—to help you decide what to do.  

Today, many people take these online psychological tests because they’re wondering if they have a mental illness; which can be agonizing. When you seem to be unusually anxious or in a prolonged low mood, for example, it makes sense to need to know what’s going on.

It’s important, however, to know that online mental health tests are useful tools, but they aren’t meant to diagnose mental illness. These tools:

• Let you answer questions about your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
• Help you identify what does and does not apply to you
• Give you something concrete to consider rather than remaining stuck in vague worries
• Provide specific information for you to look into further
• Assist you in deciding whether to seek professional help
• Prepare you for a conversation with a doctor or therapist (often, you can print out your test to share with a professional)

Online mental illness tests aren’t designed to diagnose people. Only a doctor or mental health professional can diagnose mental illness. Taking a psychological assessment like the 60 offered by HealthyPlace can give you insight into your experiences as well as the confidence to decide whether or not to seek professional help. They can be a practical tool in your mental health toolbox.

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• What Mental Illness Do I Have?

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: If you’ve taken online mental illness assessments, how helpful have the results been for you? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• Can Communication Reduce Anxiety in Your Family?
• Leaving 'Trauma! A PTSD Blog' for Self-Care
• Healthy Ways to Deal with the Feelings of Depression
• Taking Responsibility for Your Mental Illness
• Is Anxiety a Mental Illness? (Mental Illness Awareness Week)
• Being an Emotionally Sensitive Person
• How to Cope with Racing Thoughts at Work
• Forcing an Alter Switch in Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Therapeutic Alliance and Taking Charge of Mental Illness
• 3 Tips to Help You 'Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway'

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Know Who You Are to Stop Anxiety and Start Living
2. How Diversity Can Fight Anxiety
3. How I Give Myself Grace When I Struggle with Anxiety

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"The sudden moments of sadness hurt you even more because you know you were happy just a little while ago."

Read more bipolar quotes.

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