Depression Self Screen
Answer all the following questions and then push the "result"
button at the end of the questionnaire to get your score.

1. Do you ever feel sad?

Not often
Sometimes
I am sad all the time and I can't snap out of it.
I am so sad and unhappy that I can't stand it.

2. Are you ever discouraged about the future?

No
Sometimes
I feel I have nothing to look forward to.
I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve.

3. Do you ever feel like a failure?

No
I feel like I fail more than the average person
As I look back on my life, all I can see is a lot of failures.
I feel I am a complete failure as a person.

4. Do you usually find enjoyment and satisfaction in your life?

Usually I do
I don't enjoy things the way I used to.
I don't get real satisfaction out of anything anymore.
I am dissatisfied or bored with everything.

5. Do you feel guilty about things you have or haven't done?

I don't feel particularly guilty
I feel guilty a good part of the time.
I feel quite guilty most of the time.
I feel guilty all of the time.

6. Do you feel like you are being punished for something?

I don't ever feel like I am being punished
I feel I may be punished.
I expect to be punished.
I am being punished

7. Do you feel disappointmed with yourself ??

I never feel disappointmed with myself ?
I seldom feel disappointed in myself
I am disgusted with myself.
I hate myself

8. Do you feel like you are inferior to other people?

I don't feel I am any worse than anybody else
I am critical of myself for my weaknesses or mistakes.
I blame myself all the time for my faults.
I blame myself for everything bad that happens.

9. Have you ever thought of killing yourself?

I never have any thoughts of killing myself.
I have thought of killing myself but I would never do it.
I would like to kill myself
I would kill myself if I had the chance

10. Do you find yourself crying a lot for no real reason?

I don't cry any more than usual.
I cry more now than I used to.
I cry all the time now.
I used to be able to cry, but now I can't cry even though I want to.

11. Do you find yourself often feeling irritated or annoyed?

I am no more irritated by things than I ever was.
I am slightly more irritated now than usual.
I am quite annoyed or irritated a good deal of the time.
I feel irritated all the time.

12. Have you lost interest in other people?

No, I'm still interested inother people.
I am less interested than I used to be.
I have lost a lot of interest in other people.
I have lost allinterest in other people.

13. Do you find you have difficulty making decisions?

I make descisions as well as I ever have.
I put off making decisions more than I used to.
I have greater difficulty making decisions than I used to.
I can't make decisions at all anymore.

14. Do you think you look worse physically than you should?

I don't think I look any worse than I used to.
I am worried that I am looking old and/or unattractive.
I think I have become physically unattractive and can't reverse it.
I think I an ugly.

15. Do you problems getting to work or getting your work done?

I work as well as I always have.
I have to make an extra effort to get started doing something.
I have to push myself very hard to get anything done.
I can't get any work done.

16. Do you difficulties sleeping?

I sleep as well as I always have.
I don't sleep as well as I used to.
I wake up 1-2 hours early and find it hard to get back to sleep.
I can only sleep a couple of hours a night... if at all.

17. Do you find yourself getting tired more often or easily?

I don't get tired anymore than usual.
I get tired more easily than I used to.
I get tired from doing almost anything.
I am too tired to get anything done.

18. Have you lost your appetite for food?

My appetite is the same as usual.
My appetite is not as good as it used to be.
I am seldom hungry.
I have no appetite at all anymore.

19. Have you been unintentionally losing weight recently ?

I haven't lost much weight, if any.
I have lost more than 5 pounds.
I have lost more than 10 pounds.
I have lost more than 15 pounds.

20. Do you worry a lot about your health?

My health is fine.
I worry some about aches and pains and/or digestive problems.
I have a hard time thinking of anything but my health problems.
I am so worried about my health that I can't think of anything else.

21. Are you less interested in sexual activity than usual?

I haven't noticed any recent change in my interest in sex.
I am less interested in sex than I used to be.
I have almost no interest in sex.
I have lost all interest in sex completely.





FROM: Beck, A.T., Ward, C. H., Mendelson, M., Mock, J., & Erbaugh, J.
(1961) An inventory for measuring depression. Archives of General Psychiatry 4, 561-571.