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Depression Quiz

 

Below is a list of the ways you might have felt or acted. Please check how much you have felt this way during the past week.

 

*Required

 

1.
I was bothered by things that usually don’t bother me. *
2.
I did not feel like eating; I wasn’t very hungry. *
3.
I wasn’t able to feel happy, even when my family or friends tried to help me feel better. *
4.
I felt like I was just as good as other people. *
5.
I felt like I couldn’t pay attention to what I was doing. *
6.
I felt down and unhappy. *
7.
I felt like I was too tired to do things. *
8.
I felt like something good was going to happen. *
9.
I felt like things I did before didn’t work out right. *
10.
I felt scared. *
11.
I didn’t sleep as well as I usually sleep. *
12.
I was happy. *
13.
I was more quiet than usual. *
14.
I felt lonely—like I didn’t have any friends. *
15.
I felt like people I know were not friendly or that they didn’t want to be with me. *
16.
I had a good time. *
17.
I felt like crying. *
18.
I felt sad. *
19.
I felt people didn’t like me. *
20.
It was hard to get started doing things. *

Source: This Quiz was adapted from the Center for Epidemiological Studies’ Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). Original Citation: Faulstich ME, Carey MP, Ruggiero L, et al. 1986. Assessment of depression in childhood and adolescence: An evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). American Journal of Psychiatry 143(8):1024–1027.