Depression Test

This depression quiz is adapted from the Depression Screening Test by Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

Instructions: Below is a list of questions that relate to life experiences common among people who are experiencing depression. Please read each question carefully, and indicate how often you have experienced the same or similar challenges in the past few months.

Your privacy is important to us. All results are completely anonymous.

1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

2. Easily discouraged and disappointed

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

3. Carrying a pessimistic view of life

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

4. Feeling embittered and a victim of circumstances / fate

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

5. Shrouded by a sudden pall of gloom and emptiness

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

6. Feeling hopeless and despaired

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

7. In extreme pain and anguish

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

8. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

9. Trouble falling or staying asleep

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

10. Sleeping too much

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

11. Feeling tired or having little energy

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

12. Poor appetite or overeating

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

13. Feeling that you are a failure and let others/family down

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

14. Feeling of low self confidence

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

15. Feeling of low self worth

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

16. Feeling lonely / abandoned

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

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

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

18. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

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

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

20. If you've had any days with issues above, how difficult have these problems made it for you at work, home, school, or with other people

NEVER

SELDOM

OCCASIONALLY

OFTEN

VERY OFTEN

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