Depression Screening Test

Use this brief 18-question online automated quiz to help you determine if you may need to see a mental health professional for diagnosis and treatment of depression, or for tracking your depression on a regular basis.

Instructions: You can print this scale out and use it on a weekly basis to track your moods. It also might be used to show your doctor, psychiatrist, or therapist how your symptoms have changed from one visit to the next. Changes of five or more points are significant.

This scale is not designed to make a diagnosis of depression or take the place of a professional diagnosis. If you suspect that you are depressed, please consult with a mental health professional as soon as possible.

Answer each of the 18 items below about how you have felt and behaved during the past week. Be honest for the most accurate result.

1. I do things slowly.

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2. My future seems hopeless.

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3. It is hard for me to concentrate on reading.

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4. The pleasure and joy has gone out of my life.

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Very much

5. I have difficulty making decisions.

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6. I have lost interest in aspects of life that used to be important to me.

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Very much

7. I feel sad, blue, and unhappy.

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8. I am agitated and keep moving around.

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9. I feel fatigued.

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10. It takes great effort for me to do simple things.

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11. I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves to be punished.

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12. I feel like a failure.

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13. I feel lifeless -- more dead than alive.

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14. My sleep has been disturbed -- too little, too much, or broken sleep.

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15. I spend time thinking about HOW I might kill myself.

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16. I feel trapped or caught.

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17. I feel depressed even when good things happen to me.

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18. Without trying to diet, I have lost, or gained, weight.

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