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What does the Stressometer look at?
Many stress checklists ask only about symptoms. The Stressometer also asks about the parts of life that feed them, because poor sleep caused by a collapsing project at work calls for a different response than poor sleep caused by trouble at home.
- Human Nature: your temperament and how you usually meet pressure
- Life Circumstances: recent changes, losses and the load you are carrying
- Clinical Symptoms: mood, worry, sleep, energy and concentration
- Domestic Life: home, family and close relationships
- Professional Life: work or studies, workload and the people around you
Where does the AI come in?
The questions are fixed. They were written and tested by clinicians, and everyone answers the same set. The AI-based part is the analysis: your answers are read together across the five dimensions and turned into an EWI score and a written report in plain language, in the same way every time. Nothing is improvised, and no chatbot is guessing at what is wrong with you.
How do we know the screening is sound?
The Stressometer was developed with the University of Houston, USA. Its internal consistency, measured by Cronbach's alpha, is 0.935, which means the questions hang together and measure the same thing reliably. It was checked against three established scales: the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Symptoms of Stress (SOS) inventory. The work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
In October 2025 it was granted a patent in India, making it India's first patented AI-based digital screening tool for emotional and mental health.
What happens after the report?
The report places you on one of three care paths. If your stress is in a healthy range, the report itself is the help: a detailed reading of your answers and preventive tips to keep it that way. If it points to strain you would benefit from talking through, the next step is a psychologist. If it points to symptoms that need a medical opinion, the next step is a psychologist together with a psychiatrist.
In India, those psychologist and psychiatrist sessions are delivered by Dr. Vohra's Emotional Wellness Hub (drvohras.com), online or at its clinic in East Patel Nagar, New Delhi. Outside India, the report still stands on its own, and NWNT can point you to online counselling where local rules allow it.
Versions and price
There are two versions: one for adults aged 18 and over, and one for students aged 13 and over, with questions that fit school and college life. A single assessment costs Rs 249 in India and USD 8.99 elsewhere. Organisations that want to offer it to many people at once can ask about volume licensing.
Frequently asked questions
- Can the Stressometer tell me whether I have depression or anxiety?
- No. It screens rather than diagnoses. It can show that your answers look like those of people who need a clinical opinion, and it tells you whom to see. A diagnosis comes only from a psychiatrist or psychologist who has spoken with you.
- Can I take it if I live outside India?
- Yes. It runs online and works from any country, priced at USD 8.99 outside India.
- My report says I should see someone. What now?
- Follow the path it names. In India you can book a psychologist or psychiatrist through NWNT, and the sessions are held by Dr. Vohra's Emotional Wellness Hub. If you are abroad, write to help@nwnt.ai and the team will tell you what is available where you live.
- Can NWNT help in an emergency?
- No. NWNT runs screening and planned care, not a crisis line. If someone is in immediate danger in India, call Tele-MANAS on 14416, the free government mental health helpline that answers round the clock, or 112 for emergency services. Outside India, call your local emergency number.