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