Facing
depression or even just acknowledging its presence can be
difficult. This test is adapted from the test used for the
National Depression Day Screening which is conducted every October,
nationwide. For a confidential email, online chat or phone session with
a therapist, visit www.eTherapistsOnline.com
Read
each sentence carefully. For each statement, check the
bubble in the column that best corresponds to how often you have
felt that way during the past two weeks. Simply click on
the appropriate button then, when you have answered all
of the questions, click the Total button. You can print
this form and manually apply the values shown to the right for
each answer. Your privacy is respected here. Your
results are not reported in any fashion. They are for your
use and the use of your therapist.
1
None or little
of the time
2
Some of the
time
3
Good part of
the time
4
Most or all of
the time
1. I feel
downhearted, blue, and sad.
1
2
3
4
2.
Morning is when I feel the best.
4
3
2
1
3.
I have crying spells or feel like it.
1
2
3
4
4.
I have trouble sleeping through the night.
1
2
3
4
5.
I eat as much as I used to. (If you are on a diet, answer as if
you were not.)
4
3
2
1
6.
I enjoy looking at, talking to, and being with attractive
women/men.
4
3
2
1
7.
I notice that I am losing weight. (If you are on a diet, answer
as if you were not.)
1
2
3
4
8.
I have trouble with constipation.
1
2
3
4
9.
My heart beats faster than usual.
1
2
3
4
10.
I get tired for no reason.
1
2
3
4
11.
My mind is as clear as it used to be.
4
3
2
1
12.
I find it easy to do the things I used to do.
4
3
2
1
13.
I am restless and can't keep still.
1
2
3
4
14.
I feel hopeful about the future.
4
3
2
1
15.
I am more irritable than usual.
1
2
3
4
16.
I find it easy to make decisions.
4
3
2
1
17.
I feel that I am useful and needed.
4
3
2
1
18.
My life is pretty full.
4
3
2
1
19.
I feel that others would be better off if I were dead.
1
2
3
4
20.
I still enjoy the things I used to do.
4
3
2
1
Please also answer
Yes or No to the following three questions:
Yes
No
A.
Have you ever had at least a four-day period of sustained,
excessively elevated mood, with rapid thinking, many new ideas,
heightened interest in sex, and loss of sleep?
B.
Have you ever had at least a four-day period of sustained,
excessivly irritable mood, with anger, arguments, or breaking
things, that led to difficulties with others?
C.
Has any close blood relative ever had depression,
manic-depression, alcohol abuse, or been psychiatrically
hospitalized?
Raw Total:
STEP 2: Note your SDS Index score from
the number next to your raw total in the following table:
Conversion of Raw Scores to the SDS Index
Raw
Score
SDS
Index
Raw
Score
SDS
Index
Raw
Score
SDS
Index
Raw
Score
SDS
Index
Raw
Score
SDS
Index
20
25
32
40
44
55
56
70
68
85
21
26
33
41
45
56
57
71
69
86
22
28
34
43
46
58
58
73
70
88
23
29
35
44
47
59
59
74
71
89
24
30
36
45
48
60
60
75
72
90
25
31
37
46
49
61
61
76
73
91
26
33
38
48
50
63
62
78
74
92
27
34
39
49
51
64
63
79
75
94
28
35
40
50
52
65
64
80
76
95
29
36
41
51
53
66
65
81
77
96
30
38
42
53
54
68
66
83
78
98
31
39
43
54
55
69
67
84
79
99
80
100
STEP 3: What Your Scores
Mean
SDS Index
Equivalent
Clinical Global Impression
Below-50 ...
Within normal range, no
psychopathology.
50 - 59 ...
Presence of minimal to mild
depression.
60 - 69 ...
Presence of moderate to marked
depression.
70 & over ...
Presence of severe to extreme
depression.
For a
complimentary initial consultation, print the results of your test and bring it
with you.
This test is adapted from W.
W. K. Zung 1965, 1974, 1991 All Rights Reserved
