Am I Depressed?

The information below is not intended to tell you if you have major depression or not. It is also not meant as a prescription for a cure. This quiz can NOT take the place of seeing a mental health professional. We are simply trying to nudge you in the most helpful direction.

 

 

1.Tick ALL that apply: During the past year…

My husband / wife died

A close relative died

A close friend died

I gained a new family member

I got married

I got separated from my life partner

I reconciled with my wife / husband

I got divorced

I had sexual difficulties

I fell pregnant

I had a baby

I had a miscarriage

I had an abortion

I got seriously ill / was seriously injured

A close relative got seriously ill

I changed to a different line of work

I retired

My financial state changed

I was dismissed from work

I was imprisoned

I was robbed

I was sexually assaulted

None of the above

2.In the past week, I had trouble FALLING asleep…

Never (I fell asleep easily)

One or two nights

Most nights

Every night

3.In the past week, I had trouble STAYING asleep…

Never (I slept through)

One or two nights

Most nights

Every night

4.In the past week, I was woken by nightmares…

Never (I slept through)

One or two nights

Most nights

Every night

5.In the past week, I woke up too early…

Never (I slept through)

One or two nights

Most nights

Every night

6.On average, in the past week, I slept about …

Less than 6 hours / 24 hours

6-8 hours / 24 hours

8-10 hours / 24 hours

10-12 hours / 24 hours

7.In the past week, I felt sad …

Never

Occasionally

Most of the time

Almost all the time

8.In the past week, I felt anxious …

Never

Occasionally

Most of the time

Almost all the time

9.In the past week, I felt exhausted …

Never

Occasionally

Most of the time

Almost all the time

10.In the past week, I felt like a failure …

Never

Occasionally

Most of the time

Almost all the time

11.In the past week, my future felt hopeless …

Never

Occasionally

Most of the time

Almost all the time

12.In the past week, I felt suicidal…

Never

Once or twice

Most days

Almost all the time

13.In the past week, my appetite …

Was normal

Was gone some of the time

Was gone most of the time

Was increased (I ate too much)

14.In the past week, my weight …

Stayed the same

Dropped by about 1 kg (2 lbs.)

Dropped by about 2 kg (5 lbs.)

Increased by about 1 kg (2 lbs.)

Dropped by about 2 kg (5 lbs.)

15.In the past week, my enjoyment of life …

Stayed the same

Was gone some of the time

Was gone most of the time

Was gone nearly all the time

16.In the past week, my ability to make decisions …

Was normal

Was impaired some of the time

Was impaired most of the time

Was severely impaired nearly all of the time

17.In the past week, I shared my inner feelings with friends or relatives …

Never

One or more times

18.In the past week, I exercised more than 20 minutes …

Never

Once or twice

Most days