“Am I depressed?” – find out with these two tests

The two depression tests below on this page will give you a good educational indication of whether you are depressed or not. Information from a depression quiz is not a substitute for going to your doctor; only your doctor can make such a diagnosis.

Be sure to also check out the key symptoms of clinical depression below which would indicate that you may have a clinical depression and should go to your doctor at once.

My advice is simple – whatever your score, if you’re not one hundred percent happy and zestful about life and its challenges, do something about it! – you are missing out on so much happiness. Give me a call and explore how I can help you: 0845-3510604 / 0117-955-0490. I’m happy to answer questions or arrange, in Bristol, a helpful and informative no-charge, no-obligation half-hour initial meeting.

Are you a teenager looking at depression tests? - Are you a teenager or young person looking at depression tests? If so I strongly encourage you to talk to someone in confidence. Here are some sources of help.

Depressed? Check these boxes? – go to your doctor - Do you fit these signs of clinical depression? Then go to your doctor at once. Sometimes medication is the right choice, at least in the short term.

(1) The Goldberg Depression Test

Score each question as: 0 = Not at all, 1 = Just a little, 2 = Somewhat, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a lot, 5 = Very much.

Then add your answers up to give a total between 0 and 90, and see this page for the meaning of the scores.

1. I do everything slowly

2. My future seems hopeless

3. I find it hard to concentrate when I read.

4. All joy and pleasure seem to have disappeared from my life.

5. I find it hard to make decisions.

6. I have lost interest in things that used to mean a lot to me.

7. I feel sad, depressed and unhappy.

8. I feel restless and cannot relax.

9. I feel tired.

10. I find it hard to do even trivial things.

11. I feel guilty and deserve to be punished.

12. I feel like a failure.

13. I feel empty – more dead than alive.

14. My sleep is disturbed: Too little, too much or disturbed sleep.

15. I wonder HOW I could commit suicide.

16. I feel confined and imprisoned.

17. I feel down even when something good happens to me.

18. I have lost or gained weight without being on a diet.

(2) The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Test (CES-D)

Score each question like this
This public-domain depression self-test refers to the past week, and a fluctuation of 5 points or more up or down from week to week is significant. But you can also think of longer time periods.

Score:
0 for Rarely or none of the time (less than 1 day)
1 for Some or a little of the time (1-2 days)
2 for Occasionally or a moderate amount of time (3-4 days)
3 for Most or all of the time (5-7 days)
On the items with a “*” reverse the scoring, ie score
0 for Most of the time, 1 for Occasionally, 2 for Some of the time, 3 for Rarely

Add your answers up to give a total between 0 and 60, and and see this page for the meaning of the scores.

1. I was bothered by things that usually don’t bother me.[“Bothered” includes angry or irritated]

2. I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor.

3. I felt that I could not shake off the blues even with help from my family or friends.

4. * I felt I was just as good as other people.

5. I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing.

6. I felt depressed.

7. I felt that everything I did was an effort.

8. * I felt hopeful about the future.

9. I thought my life had been a failure.

10. I felt fearful.

11. My sleep was restless.

12. * I was happy.

13. I talked less than usual.

14. I felt lonely.

15. People were unfriendly.

16. * I enjoyed life.

17. I had crying spells.

18. I felt sad.

19. I felt that people dislike me.

20. I could not get going.

If you feel down, don’t put up with it – find out how I can help. Take the first step to getting your life back, and give me a call today: 0845-3510604 / 0117-955-0490. I’m happy to answer questions or arrange, in Bristol, a free, no-obligation half-hour initial meeting. My approach is friendly, respectful, and very effective.