Depression
Depression test : 9 Questions to check if you suffer from depression
How often have you had the following problems in the last two weeks?
0 = Never, 1 = Some days, 2 = Half of the days, 3 = Every day
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1. No satisfaction or interest in activities |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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2. Sadness |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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3. Insomnia or too much sleep |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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4. No energy |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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5. No appetite or too much appetite |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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6. Constant thoughts of self-criticism. You think you are a burden for other people |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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7. Concentration problems when watching TV or reading the newspaper |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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8. Slowness when speaking or walking or strong tension and nervousness |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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9. You think you do not want to live any longer |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total-Score: _________________
If you get a score of 5 or more in the first 9 questions, you might suffer from depression or other mental illness. You should go to a specialist such as a psychiatrist to find a proper diagnosis and ask for counseling. If you wish, you can print this test and take it to your doctor.
Look out:
Depression: Every 5 people suffer from depression at least once in a lifetime
Those people who suffer from depression should be treated as soon as possible to avoid chronic depression and relapse. Following modern treatments for serious depression and relapse, psychotherapy and/ or therapy resort to medicines which are not addictive and only taking the medicine regularly between one ore 4 weeks starts to take effect.
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