A Test for Depression

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Facing depression or even just acknowledging its presence can be difficult. This test is adapted from the test used for the National Depression Day Screening which is conducted every October, nationwide. For a confidential email, online chat or phone session with a therapist, visit www.eTherapistsOnline.com

Read each sentence carefully. For each statement, check the bubble in the column that best corresponds to how often you have felt that way during the past two weeks. Simply click on the appropriate button then, when you have answered all of the questions, click the Total button. You can print this form and manually apply the values shown to the right for each answer. Your privacy is respected here. Your results are not reported in any fashion. They are for your use and the use of your therapist.	1 None or little of the time	2 Some of the time	3 Good part of the time	4 Most or all of the time
1. I feel downhearted, blue, and sad.	1	2	3	4
2. Morning is when I feel the best.	4	3	2	1
3. I have crying spells or feel like it.	1	2	3	4
4. I have trouble sleeping through the night.	1	2	3	4
5. I eat as much as I used to. (If you are on a diet, answer as if you were not.)	4	3	2	1
6. I enjoy looking at, talking to, and being with attractive women/men.	4	3	2	1
7. I notice that I am losing weight. (If you are on a diet, answer as if you were not.)	1	2	3	4
8. I have trouble with constipation.	1	2	3	4
9. My heart beats faster than usual.	1	2	3	4
10. I get tired for no reason.	1	2	3	4
11. My mind is as clear as it used to be.	4	3	2	1
12. I find it easy to do the things I used to do.	4	3	2	1
13. I am restless and can't keep still.	1	2	3	4
14. I feel hopeful about the future.	4	3	2	1
15. I am more irritable than usual.	1	2	3	4
16. I find it easy to make decisions.	4	3	2	1
17. I feel that I am useful and needed.	4	3	2	1
18. My life is pretty full.	4	3	2	1
19. I feel that others would be better off if I were dead.	1	2	3	4
20. I still enjoy the things I used to do.	4	3	2	1

Please also answer Yes or No to the following three questions:	Yes	No
A. Have you ever had at least a four-day period of sustained, excessively elevated mood, with rapid thinking, many new ideas, heightened interest in sex, and loss of sleep?
B. Have you ever had at least a four-day period of sustained, excessivly irritable mood, with anger, arguments, or breaking things, that led to difficulties with others?
C. Has any close blood relative ever had depression, manic-depression, alcohol abuse, or been psychiatrically hospitalized?
	Raw Total:

STEP 2: Note your SDS Index score from the number next to your raw total in the following table:

Conversion of Raw Scores to the SDS Index
Raw Score	SDS Index	Raw Score	SDS Index	Raw Score	SDS Index	Raw Score	SDS Index	Raw Score	SDS Index
20	25	32	40	44	55	56	70	68	85
21	26	33	41	45	56	57	71	69	86
22	28	34	43	46	58	58	73	70	88
23	29	35	44	47	59	59	74	71	89
24	30	36	45	48	60	60	75	72	90
25	31	37	46	49	61	61	76	73	91
26	33	38	48	50	63	62	78	74	92
27	34	39	49	51	64	63	79	75	94
28	35	40	50	52	65	64	80	76	95
29	36	41	51	53	66	65	81	77	96
30	38	42	53	54	68	66	83	78	98
31	39	43	54	55	69	67	84	79	99
								80	100

STEP 3: What Your Scores Mean

	SDS Index	Equivalent Clinical Global Impression
	Below-50 ...	Within normal range, no psychopathology.
	50 - 59 ...	Presence of minimal to mild depression.
	60 - 69 ...	Presence of moderate to marked depression.
	70 & over ...	Presence of severe to extreme depression.

For a complimenatry initial consultation, print the results of your test and bring it with you.

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