II. Indications
- Depression screening for age 14 years old and over
- Consider Children's Depression Inventory instead for age 7 years old and older
III. Questions: Each answered on scale of 0-absent to 3-severe
- Sadness
- Pessimism
- Past Failure
- Self-dislike
- Self-criticalness
- Suicidal thoughts or wishes
- Loss of interest
IV. Interpretation (based on sum of the 7 questions above, each with a score of 0-3; maximum 21)
- Score 0 to 3: Minimal depression symptoms
- Score 4 to 6: Mild depression symptoms
- Score 7 to 9: Moderate depression symptoms
- Score 10-21: Severe depression symptoms