Depression Test (Goldberg)

Introduction

Here are a number of statements that may or may not apply to you. For each statement, select the response that best applies to you. Do not spend too long deliberating about your responses: if in doubt, choose the option that immediately seems most appropriate.

Disagree Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree a Little Agree a Little Agree Moderately Agree Strongly
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Disagree Strongly
2 - Disagree Moderatley
3 - Disagree a Little
4 - Agree a Little
5 - Agree Moderately
6 - Agree Strongly
Statement 1 2 3 4 5 6
My future seems hopeless.
I feel like a failure.
I have difficulty making decisions.
I feel fatigued.
I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves to be punished.
I feel sad, blue, and unhappy.
I feel trapped or caught.
I have lost interest in aspects of life that used to be important to me.
Without trying to diet, I have lost, or gained, weight.
I am agitated and keep moving around.
My sleep has been disturbed -- too little, too much, or broken sleep.
I do things slowly.
I feel depressed even when good things happen to me.
I feel lifeless -- more dead than alive.
It is hard for me to concentrate on reading.
I spend time thinking about HOW I might kill myself.
It takes great effort for me to do simple things.
The pleasure and joy has gone out of my life.