Goldberg's Depression and Mania Self-Rating Scales Goldberg Depression Scale - ©1993 - All Rights Reserved

Depression Scale

This scale is designed principally to detect change in depressive symptoms. For each item circle the number on the right which indicates best how you felt and behaved during the past week. 0 = Not at all     1 = Just a little     2 = Somewhat     3 = Moderately     4 = Quite a lot     5 = Very much 1. I do things slowly. 0 1 2 3 4 5 2. My future seems hopeless. 0 1 2 3 4 5 3. It is hard for me to concentrate on reading. 0 1 2 3 4 5 4. The pleasure and joy has gone out of my life. 0 1 2 3 4 5 5. I have difficulty making decisions. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6. I have lost interest in aspects of life that used to be important to me. 0 1 2 3 4 5 7. I feel sad, blue, and unhappy. 0 1 2 3 4 5 8. I am agitated and keep moving around. 0 1 2 3 4 5 9. I feel fatigued. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10. It takes great effort for me to do simple things. 0 1 2 3 4 5 11. I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves to be punished. 0 1 2 3 4 5 12. I feel like a failure. 0 1 2 3 4 5 13. I feel lifeless - more dead than alive. 0 1 2 3 4 5 14. My sleep has been disturbed too little, too much, or broken sleep. 0 1 2 3 4 5 15. I spend time thinking about HOW I might kill myself. 0 1 2 3 4 5 16. I feel trapped or caught. 0 1 2 3 4 5 17. I feel depressed even when good things happen to me. 0 1 2 3 4 5 18. Without trying to diet, I have lost, or gained, weight. 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total Score

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