Quiz: Do I have signs of depression?

Depression Test

Feeling sad or down can be a normal reaction to dealing with stress, loss or disappointment.

It’s when those feelings stick around for a long time and stop you doing things you enjoy that it could be a sign of depression. Answer the questions below to learn more.

1.

How often have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed, irritable, or hopeless over the last two weeks?

2.

How often have you been bothered that you have little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last two weeks?

3.

How often have you been bothered by trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last two weeks?

4.

How often have you been bothered that you have poor appetite, weight loss, or overeating over the last two weeks?

5.

How often have you been bothered by feeling tired, or having little energy over the last two weeks?

6.

How often have you been bothered by feeling bad about yourself – or feeling that you are a failure, or that you have let yourself or your family down over the last two weeks?

7.

How often have you been bothered that you have trouble concentrating on things like school work, reading, or watching TV over the last two weeks?

8.

How often have you been bothered by moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite – being so fidgety or restless that you were moving around a lot more than usual over the last two weeks?

9.

How often have you been bothered by thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way over the last two weeks?