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Goldberg Depression Questionnaire

This questionnaire is a useful tool mental health professionals can administer to help their clients understand what depression is all about. It is not meant to be used as a diagnostic tool, but as an initial guide. Reproduce and fill out weekly or monthly. Changes of 5 or more points are significant.

The 18 items below refer to how you have felt and behaved during the past week. Circle the appropriate item.

1. I do things slowly.

2. My future seems hopeless.

3. It is hard for me to concentrate on reading.

4. The pleasure and joy has gone out of my life.

5. I have difficulty making decisions.

6. I have lost interest in aspects of my life that used to be important to me.

7. I feel sad, blue, and unhappy.

8. I am agitated and keep moving around.

9. I feel fatigued.

10. It takes great effort for me to do simple things.

11. I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves to be punished.

12. I feel like a failure.

13. I feel lifeless more dead than alive.

14. I'm getting too much, too little or not enough restful sleep.

15. I spend time thinking about HOW I might kill myself.

16. I feel trapped or caught.

17. I feel depressed even when good things happen to me.

18. Without trying to diet, I have lost or gained weight.

Scoring:

The higher the number, the more severe the depression. Again, this is not meant as a diagnostic tool.

Source:

Dr. Ivan Goldberg, Goldberg Depression Inventory, www.mentalhelp.net

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