PsyMap
Map Your Mental Health
A free, research-based mental health self-screening tool built on the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) — a modern framework developed by clinical scientists to better reflect how mental health conditions actually occur in real people.
Why PsyMap exists
PsyMap was built on a simple belief: it's easier to ask for help when you can name what you're going through. Many people experiencing serious mental health difficulty — including suicidal thoughts — describe a period beforehand where their distress went unrecognized, even by themselves. By helping you see your own patterns across research-informed clinical dimensions, PsyMap aims to make that recognition happen sooner, and to make reaching out to a doctor, therapist, trusted person, or crisis line feel like the obvious next step.
Suicide prevention sits at the center of that mission. PsyMap is not a crisis service and cannot assess your immediate safety — but every screen in the app keeps crisis resources close at hand, because we never want distance between noticing something is wrong and finding support.
Get help now
If you are thinking about suicide or self-harm right now, please stop and contact one of the resources below immediately. You are not alone, and free, confidential help is available right now, 24 hours a day.
What you'll measure
Three research-informed frameworks and self-report measures, combined into one private assessment.
6 HiTOP Spectra
Continuous dimensions from a dimensional framework for understanding how symptoms cluster — not rigid diagnostic boxes.
- Somatoform
- Internalizing
- Thought Disorder
- Detachment
- Disinhibited Externalizing
- Antagonistic Externalizing
TEMPS-A Temperament
Five affective temperament patterns described by the TEMPS-A self-report inventory.
- Depressive
- Cyclothymic
- Hyperthymic
- Irritable
- Anxious
SRRS Life Stress
The Holmes & Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale estimates cumulative life stress from major events in the past 12 months.
It provides context about life change and stress; it is not a diagnosis or a prediction of illness.
Sources and further reading
PsyMap draws on the research and instrument descriptions below. These sources explain the underlying frameworks and measures; PsyMap results are for self-reflection and do not provide a clinical diagnosis.
- Kotov et al. (2017), “The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A dimensional alternative to traditional nosologies”Journal of Abnormal Psychology. Foundational paper for the HiTOP dimensional framework.
- Akiskal et al. (2005), “TEMPS-A: validation of a short version of a self-rated instrument designed to measure variations in temperament”Journal of Affective Disorders. Validation record for the TEMPS-A self-report measure.
- Holmes & Rahe (1967), “The Social Readjustment Rating Scale”Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Original publication describing the SRRS.
Privacy by design
Your mental health information belongs to you alone.
No data leaves your device
Every response, score, and result is stored exclusively on your iPhone. Nothing is transmitted to any server, database, or cloud service — ever.
Zero tracking, zero ads
PsyMap contains no analytics scripts, no advertising SDKs, and no third-party data collection of any kind. The developers cannot see your results.
Delete anytime
You can delete individual assessments or wipe all data entirely at any time, directly from within the app.
Ready to map your mental health?
Download PsyMap today — it's free, no account required, and your data never leaves your device.
Download on the App StoreImportant
PsyMap is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a diagnostic tool and does not replace professional clinical evaluation. Results are best used as a starting point for a conversation with a qualified healthcare provider.