Depression Scale and Suggestions

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None or little

of the time

Some

of the time

Good part

of the time

Most

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.

4

3

2

1

6

I enjoy looking at, talking to, and being with attractive men/women.

4

3

2

1

7

I notice that I am losing weight.

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 clear as it used to be.

4

3

2

1

12

I find it easy to do the things I used to.

4

3

2

1

13

I am restless and can’t keep still.

1

2

3

4

14

I am 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.

4

3

2

1