How have the last two weeks been?
Five questions from the WHO-5 Wellbeing Index, about two minutes. You get a score out of a hundred for the last two weeks. It isn’t a diagnosis.
Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. We don’t track or store your answers. The score is worked out in your own browser. Closing or reloading the page clears your answers.
Your score appears here once all five are answered. Your answers and score stay in your browser and are not sent to New Ground.
What the number means
The WHO-5 is a short measure of wellbeing, not a diagnosis. A 2015 review of more than 200 studies found it reliable as a measure of wellbeing and useful as a screening tool for depression. A low score can be a reason to talk to someone, but it does not tell you what is wrong.
It only reflects the last two weeks. If something feels wrong or difficult, that still matters even if your score is high.
The review: Topp et al. (2015), Topp CW, Østergaard SD, Søndergaard S, Bech P (2015). The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: a systematic review of the literature. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84(3), 167–176.
Closing or reloading the page clears your answers.
If you want to talk to a psychologist
You can book a 90-minute first session. If you’d rather find out first whether this is the right kind of support, read the fit guide.
WHO-5 Wellbeing Index, © World Health Organization, 1998. Reproduced unaltered.