Take a Mental Health Check-In
Feeling a bit down or anxious? The Health app on your iPad can help you understand how you’re feeling. It offers a simple way to take standardized mental health assessments, often used by professionals.
How to Take an Assessment:
- Open the Health app on your iPad.
- Tap the Menu button, then select Mental Wellbeing.
- Choose your assessment:
- Quick Check: Tap Anxiety Risk or Depression Risk and then Take Questionnaire.
- Deeper Dive: Scroll down to Get More from Health and tap Take Questionnaire.
- Start the Assessment: Tap Begin and follow the prompts.
- Review Your Results:
- Understand Your Score: Tap the i button next to your risk level.
- Share Your Results: Tap Export PDF to save a copy.
- Get Support: Scroll down to Mental Health Resources and Learn More for helpful articles and crisis contacts.
- Finish Up: Tap Done.
A Note on Accuracy:
The assessments in the Health app, the PHQ-9 and GAD-7, can be useful tools to identify potential risks for depression and anxiety. However, they’re not a replacement for professional diagnosis. If you have concerns about your mental health, please consult a healthcare provider.
Customize Your Check-Ins:
You can tailor your mental health tracking experience:
- Open the Health app on your iPad.
- Tap the Menu button, then select Mental Wellbeing.
- Choose an Assessment: Tap Anxiety Risk or Depression Risk.
- Scroll Down: Tap Options below Export PDF.
- Toggle Settings: Turn Periodic Questionnaires and Unpleasant Logging on or off.
By enabling Periodic Questionnaires, you’ll receive reminders to take assessments a few times a year. With Unpleasant Logging turned on, you’ll be prompted to take an assessment if you’ve been feeling down.
