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    The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) is a 10-item measure that assesses levels of distress based on questions about emotional states in the past 4 weeks. Responses are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with total scores ranging from 10 to 50 - higher scores indicate greater distress. The K10 can be used as a screening tool to identify mild, moderate, or severe levels of psychological distress that may require further assessment or treatment. It involves having patients self-report on feelings of tiredness, nervousness, hopelessness, restlessness, and sadness in order to gauge their current mental well-being.

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    The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) is a 10-item measure that assesses levels of distress based on questions about emotional states in the past 4 weeks. Responses are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with total scores ranging from 10 to 50 - higher scores indicate greater distress. The K10 can be used as a screening tool to identify mild, moderate, or severe levels of psychological distress that may require further assessment or treatment. It involves having patients self-report on feelings of tiredness, nervousness, hopelessness, restlessness, and sadness in order to gauge their current mental well-being.

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    The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) is a 10-item measure that assesses levels of distress based on questions about emotional states in the past 4 weeks. Responses are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with total scores ranging from 10 to 50 - higher scores indicate greater distress. The K10 can be used as a screening tool to identify mild, moderate, or severe levels of psychological distress that may require further assessment or treatment. It involves having patients self-report on feelings of tiredness, nervousness, hopelessness, restlessness, and sadness in order to gauge their current mental well-being.

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    K-10 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (KPDS) 2

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    Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)

    Source: Kessler RC, Barker PR, Colpe LJ, Epstein JF, Gfroerer JC, Hiripi E, et al. Screening for serious
    mental illness in the general population. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003 Feb;60(2):184-9.

    The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) [1] is a simple measure of psychological distress. The K10
    scale involves 10 questions about emotional states each with a five-level response scale. The measure can
    be used as a brief screen to identify levels of distress. The tool can be given to patients to complete, or
    alternatively the questions can be read to the patient by the practitioner.

    In the context of injury management, the measure can be provided to the patient where recovery is not
    proceeding as anticipated (for instance, between weeks four and six), and may highlight the need for more
    regular review, or referral to a specialist health provider such as a psychologist.

    Questions three and six do not need to be asked if the response to the preceding question was ‘none of the
    time’. In such cases questions three and six should receive an automatic score of one.

    Scoring instructions
    Each item is scored from one ‘none of the time’ to five ‘all of the time’. Scores of the 10 items are then
    summed, yielding a minimum score of 10 and a maximum score of 50. Low scores indicate low levels of
    psychological distress and high scores indicate high levels of psychological distress.

    Interpretation of scores
    The 2001 Victorian Population Health Survey [2] adopted a set of cut-off scores that may be used as a guide
    for screening for psychological distress. These are outlined below:

    K10 Score: Likelihood of having a mental disorder (psychological distress)

    ƒ 10 - 19 Likely to be well

    ƒ 20 - 24 Likely to have a mild disorder

    ƒ 25 - 29 Likely to have a moderate disorder

    ƒ 30 - 50 Likely to have a severe disorder

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    The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)

    Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)

    All of the Most of Some of A little of None of


    Please tick the answer that is correct for time the time the time the time the time
    you: (score 5) (score 4) (score 3) (score 2) (score 1)

    1. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel tired out for no good reason?

    2. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel nervous?

    3. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel so nervous that nothing could
    calm you down?

    4. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel hopeless?

    5. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel restless or fidgety?

    6. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel so restless you could not sit still?

    7. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel depressed?

    8. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel that everything was an effort?

    9. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel so sad that nothing could cheer
    you up?

    10. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did


    you feel worthless?

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    The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)

    References
    1. Kessler RC, Barker PR, Colpe LJ, Epstein JF, Gfroerer JC, Hiripi E, et al. Screening for serious mental
    illness in the general population. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003 Feb;60(2):184-9.

    2. Victorian Population Health Survey. Melbourne: Department of Human Services, Victoria; 2001.

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