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ESA & Service Animal Registration Explained | ASA

Separate private identification from clinical evaluations, service-dog training, local licenses and airline forms before choosing an ASA service or optional document.

ASA Editorial Team Nov 07, 2026

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Depression Screening (PHQ-9)

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?

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2Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

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3Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much

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4Feeling tired or having little energy

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5Poor appetite or overeating

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6Feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down

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7Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television

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8Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual

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9Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself

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Next, complete the GAD-7 assessment

Anxiety Screening (GAD-7)

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?

1Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge

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2Not being able to stop or control worrying

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3Worrying too much about different things

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4Trouble relaxing

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5Being so restless that it is hard to sit still

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6Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

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7Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen

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