36 interactive criteria checklists for psychiatric conditions, informed by the DSM-5-TR and written for psychiatrists, psychologists and other clinicians who assess patients. Mark each criterion as present or absent, add notes, and see how many criteria you have marked against how many are required.
What each checklist gives you
The criteria for one condition, section by section, with exclusion checks
A live count of criteria marked against the number required
Severity, specifiers or age group where the condition has them
A written summary of what you marked, to copy, print or download (free account)
Frequently asked questions
What is the PsychBase diagnostic guide?
A set of 36 interactive criteria checklists for psychiatric conditions, grouped into 12 diagnostic categories: neurodevelopmental, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and related, trauma- and stressor-related, dissociative, somatic symptom, depressive, bipolar, schizophrenia spectrum, feeding and eating, substance-related and personality disorders. It is written for psychiatrists, psychologists and other clinicians who assess patients, and it is available in English and Swedish.
Which diagnostic criteria are the checklists based on?
The checklists are informed by the diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5-TR (American Psychiatric Association, 2022). The wording is PsychBase's own, written for use during an assessment, and is not a verbatim copy of the manual. PsychBase is not affiliated with the American Psychiatric Association; check the manual itself whenever the exact wording matters.
How do I use a checklist during an assessment?
Open a condition and go through its criteria one at a time. Tap a symptom to mark it as present or absent, add a note to any symptom, and a counter shows how many criteria you have marked against how many are required. Where the condition has them, you also set severity, specifiers or the age group. At the end the checklist shows whether the criteria you marked reach the threshold.
Does the diagnostic guide make a diagnosis?
No. It keeps count of the criteria you mark, and the diagnosis remains your clinical judgement. It does not work through differential diagnoses, rule out somatic causes or replace a full assessment, and each checklist states what it does not cover. For clinical decision support only. Not a substitute for professional judgment.
Can I get a written summary for my notes?
Yes. When you have gone through a checklist, the guide writes a summary of the criteria you marked, in a detailed, standard or brief version, which you can copy, print or download as a text file. The checklists are free to use without an account; the written summary needs a free PsychBase account. The summary is put together in your browser from what you marked.
What happens to what I enter?
An unfinished checklist is kept in your own browser so you can pick up where you left off; it is not saved to your PsychBase account. If you are signed in, it is cleared when you sign out and after seven days untouched; if you are not, it lasts only as long as the browser tab is open. The checklist never asks who the patient is.
The checklists count the criteria you mark; the diagnosis remains your clinical judgement. For clinical decision support only. Not a substitute for professional judgment.