Depression Screening Test

Use this brief 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.

You can use this scale on a weekly basis to track your moods. It also might be used to show your doctor 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 professional diagnosis. If you suspect that you are depressed please consult with a mental health professional as soon as possible. You can also download this survey as a Word Document here.

Answer each of the 12 items below about how you have felt and behaved during the past week.

1. I do things slowly.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

2. My future seems hopeless.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

3. It is hard for me to concentrate on reading.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

4. The pleasure and joy have gone out of my life.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

5. I have difficulty making decisions.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

6. It takes great effort for me to do simple things.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

7. I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves to be punished.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

8. I feel like a failure.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

9. I feel lifeless — more dead than alive.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

10. My sleep has been disturbed — too little, too much, or broken sleep.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

11. I spend time thinking about how I might kill myself.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much

12. Without trying to diet, I have lost, or gained, weight.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much