Take a Depression Test

Beck Depression Inventory II

Print the following questions out and circle the answer that is closest to your experience.

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1. SADNESS
(Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy; characterized by sorrow or regret; unfortunate and regrettable)

a. I do not feel sad.
b. I feel sad much of the time.
c. I'm sad all the time.
d. I'm so sad and unhappy that I can't stand it.

2. PESSIMISM
(What do you think about your future? Is it changed?)

a. I'm not discouraged about my future.
b. I feel more discouraged about my future in the past two weeks.
c. I do not expect things to work out for me.
d. I feel my future is hopeless and will only get worse.

3. PAST FAILURE
(How do you feel your past? Are you a failure?)

a. I do not feel like a failure.
b. I have failed more than I should have.
c. As I look back, I see my life as a series of failures.
d. I feel I am a total failure as a person.

4. LOSS OF PLEASURE

a. I get as much pleasure as I ever did from the things I enjoy.
b. I don't enjoy things as much as I used to.
c. I get very little pleasure from the things I used to enjoy it.
d. I can't get any pleasure from the things I used to enjoy.

5. GUILTY FEELINGS

a. I don't feel particularly guilty.
b. I feel guilty over many things I have done or should have done.
c. I feel quite guilty most of the time.
d. I feel guilty all of the time.

6. PUNISHMENT FEELINGS
(Do you think that you have done wrong or you are wrong and you are being punished for it?)

a. I don't feel I am being punished.
b. I feel I may be punished.
c. I expect to be punished.
d. I feel I am being punished.

7. SELF-DISLIKE

a. I feel the same about myself as ever.
b. I have lost confidence in myself in the past two weeks.
c. I am disappointed in myself.
d. I dislike myself.

8. SELF-CRITICALNESS

a. I don't criticize or blame myself more than usual.
b. I am more critical of myself than I used to be.
c. I criticize myself for all of my faults.
d. I blame myself for everything bad that happens.

9. SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR WISHES

a. I don't have any thoughts of killing myself.
b. I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out.
c. I would like to kill myself.
d. I would kill myself if I had the chance.

10. CRYING

a. I don't cry more than I used to.
b. I cry more than I used to.
c. I cry over every little things.
d. I feel like crying but I can't.

11. AGITATION
(A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquility; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement)

a. I am no more restless or wound up than usual.
b. I feel more restless or wound up than usual.
c. I am so restless or agitated that it's hard to stay still.
d. I am so restless or agitated that I have to keep moving or doing something.

12. LOSS OF INTEREST

a. I have not lost interest in other people or activities.
b. I am less interested in other people or things in the past two weeks.
c. I have lost most of my interest in other people or things.
d. It's hard to get interested in anything.

13. INDECISIVENESS
(Not having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively)

a. I make decisions about as well as ever.
b. I find it more difficult to make decisions than usual.
c. I have much greater difficulty making decisions than I used to.
d. I have trouble making any decisions.

14. WORTHLESSNESS
(Having no real value or use; having no good qualities; deserving contempt)

a. I do not feel I am worthless.
b. I don't think that I'm as worthwhile and useful as I used to.
c. I feel more worthless as compared to other people.
d. I feel utterly worthless.

15. LOSS OF ENERGY

a. I have as much energy as ever.
b. I have less energy in the past two weeks.
c. I don't have enough energy to do very much.
d. I don't have enough energy to do anything.

16. CHANGES IN SLEEPING PATTERN
(Changes in either direction are important. Select the appropriate answer either less or more do you sleep.)

a. I have not experienced any change in my sleeping pattern.
b. I sleep somewhat more OR less than usual.
c. I sleep a lot more OR less than usual.
d. I sleep most of the day. OR I wake up 1-2 hours early and can't get back to sleep.

17. IRRITABLITY
(Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or made angry)

a. I am no more irritable than usual.
b. I am more irritable than usual.
c. I am much more irritable than usual.
d. I am irritable all the time.

18. CHANGES IN APPETITE
(Changes in either direction are important. Select the appropriate answer either less or more do you eat.)

a. I have not experienced any change in my appetite.
b. My appetite is somewhat less than usual. OR My appetite is somewhat greater than usual.
c. My appetite is much less than usual. OR My appetite is much greater than usual.
d. I have no appetite at all. OR I crave food all the time.

19. CONCENTRATION DIFFICULTY
(The action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort)

a. I can concentrate as well as ever.
b. I can't concentrate as well as usual.
c. It's hard to keep my mind on anything for long.
d. I find I can't concentrate on anything.

20. TIREDNESS OR FATIGUE

a. I am no more tired or fatigued than usual.
b. I am more tired or fatigued more easily than usual.
c. I am too tired or fatigued to do a lot of things I used to do.
d. I am too tired or fatigued to do most of the things I used to do.

21. LOSS OF INTEREST IN SEX

a. I have not noticed any recent change in my interest in sex.
b. I am less interested in sex than I used to be.
c. I am much less interested in sex now.
d. I have lost interest in sex completely.

A normal, non-depressed, score should be less than 10.