Depression Self-assessment Questionnaire

Depression self-assessment questionnaire*

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1. Sadness

I do not feel sad

I feel sad

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. Pessimism *

I am not particularly discouraged about the future

I feel discouraged about the future

I feel I have nothing to look forward to

I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve

3. Feeling of failure *

I do not feel like a failure

I feel I have failed 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. Loss of pleasure *

I get as much satisfaction out of things as I used to

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. Feelings of guilt *

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. Feelings of punishment *

I don't feel I am being punished

I feel I may be punished

I expect to be punished

I feel I am being punished

7. Low self-esteem *

I don't feel disappointed in myself

I am disappointed in myself

I am disgusted with myself

I hate myself

8. Self-criticism *

I don't feel any worse than anyone 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. Suicidal thoughts *

I don't have any thoughts of killing myself

I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out

I would like to kill myself

I would kill myself if I had the chance

10. Crying *

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. agitation *

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. Loss of Interest *

I have not lost interest in other people

I am less interested in other people than I used to be

I have lost most of my interest in other people

I have lost all interest in other people

13. Indecision *

I make decisions about as well as I ever could

I put off making decisions more than I used to

I have greater difficulty making decisions than I used to

I can't make any decisions at all anymore

14. Low self-image *

I don't feel that I look any worse than I used to

I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive

I feel there are permanent changes in my appearance that make me look unattractive

I believe that I look ugly

15. Loss of Energy *

I can work about as well as before

It takes extra effort to get started at doing something

I have to push myself very hard to do anything

I can't do any work at all

16. Changes in sleep *

I can sleep as well as usual

I don't sleep as well as I used to

I wake up 1-2 hours earlier than usual and find it hard to get back to sleep

I wake up several hours earlier than I used to and cannot get back to sleep

17. Tiredness *

I don't get more tired than usual

I get tired more easily than I used to

I get tired from doing almost anything

I am too tired to do anything

18. Changes in appetite *

My appetite is no worse than usual

My appetite is not as good as it used to be

My appetite is much worse now

I have no appetite at all anymore

19. Weight loss *

I haven't lost much weight, if any, lately

I have lost more than five pounds

I have lost more than ten pounds

I have lost more than fifteen pounds

20. Health anxiety *

I am no more worried about my health than usual

I am worried about physical problems like aches, pains, upset stomach, or constipation

I am very worried about physical problems and it's hard to think of much else

I am so worried about my physical problems that I cannot think of anything else

21. Loss of interest in sex *

I have not 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 interest in sex completely

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Depression self-assessment questionnaire (MOBILE)*

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1. Sadness *

I do not feel sad

I feel sad

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. Pessimism *

I am not particularly discouraged about the future

I feel discouraged about the future

I feel I have nothing to look forward to

I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve

3. Feeling of failure *

I do not feel like a failure

I feel I have failed 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. Loss of pleasure *

I get as much satisfaction out of things as I used to

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. Feelings of guilt *

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. Feelings of punishment *

I don't feel I am being punished

I feel I may be punished

I expect to be punished

I feel I am being punished

7. Low self-esteem *

I don't feel disappointed in myself

I am disappointed in myself

I am disgusted with myself

I hate myself

8. Self-criticism *

I don't feel any worse than anyone 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. Suicidal thoughts *

I don't have any thoughts of killing myself

I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out

I would like to kill myself

I would kill myself if I had the chance

10. Crying *

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. agitation *

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. Loss of Interest *

I have not lost interest in other people

I am less interested in other people than I used to be

I have lost most of my interest in other people

I have lost all interest in other people

13. Indecision *

I make decisions about as well as I ever could

I put off making decisions more than I used to

I have greater difficulty making decisions than I used to

I can't make any decisions at all anymore

14. Low self-image *

I don't feel that I look any worse than I used to

I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive

I feel there are permanent changes in my appearance that make me look unattractive

I believe that I look ugly

15. Loss of Energy *

I can work about as well as before

It takes extra effort to get started at doing something

I have to push myself very hard to do anything

I can't do any work at all

16. Changes in sleep *

I can sleep as well as usual

I don't sleep as well as I used to

I wake up 1-2 hours earlier than usual and find it hard to get back to sleep

I wake up several hours earlier than I used to and cannot get back to sleep

17. Tiredness *

I don't get more tired than usual

I get tired more easily than I used to

I get tired from doing almost anything

I am too tired to do anything

18. Changes in appetite *

My appetite is no worse than usual

My appetite is not as good as it used to be

My appetite is much worse now

I have no appetite at all anymore

19. Weight loss *

I haven't lost much weight, if any, lately

I have lost more than five pounds

I have lost more than ten pounds

I have lost more than fifteen pounds

20. Health anxiety *

I am no more worried about my health than usual

I am worried about physical problems like aches, pains, upset stomach, or constipation

I am very worried about physical problems and it's hard to think of much else

I am so worried about my physical problems that I cannot think of anything else

21. Loss of interest in sex *

I have not 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 interest in sex completely

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About This Questionnaire

This questionnaire is based on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), a 21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory developed by prominent psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck in 1961. It is considered one of the most popular psychometric tests for assessing the severity of depression.

This questionnaire is intended for people over the age of 13. It includes questions about physical symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss, and lack of interest in sex as well as cognitive symptoms like guilt or thoughts of being punished. Health care practitioners and researchers frequently use the BDI test as an assessment tool in a wide range of contexts.