Depression Screening Test

Posted in Depression by depressiondoctor on May 22nd, 2006

Depression is a clinical condition, which is characterized by an inability to concentrate, lack of sleep, loss of appetite, anhedonia (loss of interest in activities), feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and thoughts of death.

There are specific questionnaires that can be filled out to determine whether the individual is going through the depression or not. These questions are solely targeted to determine whether the individual is going through depression and in this article we are going to give you a depression screening test to fill out so you could see whether you are going through one or not.

Question 1: Do you feel sad, blue, unhappy or “down in the dumps”?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 2: Do you feel tired, having little energy, unable to concentrate?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 3: Do you feel, restless, uneasy, or irritable?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 4: Do you have trouble sleeping or eating (too little or too much)?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 5: Do you feel that you are not enjoying the activities that you used to?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 6: Do you feel that you lost interest in sex or experiencing sexual difficulties?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 7: Do you feel inadequate, like a failure or that nobody likes you anymore?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 8: Do you feel that it takes you longer than before to make decisions or unable to concentrate?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 9: Do you feel guilty without a rational reason, or put yourself down?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

Question 10: Do you feel that things always go or will go wrong no matter how hard you try?

a. Never.

b. Rarely.

c. Sometimes.

d. Very often.

e. Most of the times.

These are the 10 questions that will let you know as to where do you stand in terms of depression. If your answers are leaning more towards the d and e options then you are suffering from depression for sure, which means that you need to take the advice of your doctor as to what can be done in terms of treating your depression. Just answer the questions sincerely and you will get the true results. I hope this article will help you determine as to what are the different questions you are scoring the most, which will help you determine the feelings that you are going through right now and then you can determine as to what are the different things that are leading you to go through such feelings. You will come out of these feelings that are making you feel bad and you will be able to put yourself back in track and fill your heart with good feelings.