Am I depressed?
Answer the following 9 questions based on your feelings over the last 2 weeks. It's important to note that there are no right or wrong answers in this quiz.
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How often do you feel like you have little interest or pleasure in doing anything?
Sometimes
Never
Rarely
Often
1/9
Some days
Nearly every day
More than half the days
How often do you feel down, depressed, or hopeless?
2/9
How often do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, or sleeping too much?
3/9
How often do you feel like you have little energy and are extremely tired or fatigued?
4/9
How often do you feel like you don’t have an appetite, or that you eat too much?
5/9
How often do you have trouble concentrating, like when watching TV?
6/9
How often do you feel bad about yourself, consider yourself a failure, or that you have let people down?
7/9
How often do you feel that you are moving or speaking very slowly — or the opposite — feeling restless and moving around a lot more than usual?
8/9
How often do you have a desire to hurt yourself or thoughts of suicide?
9/9
How often do you feel that you would be better off dead, or have feelings of hurting yourself?
Your score ranges from 1–4.
less depressed
more depressed
This means that your answers indicate a minimal association with depression.
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This quiz originates from UCLA Loneliness Scale. The first loneliness scale was published in 1978, but it has since been revamped to a third version. Your loneliness score ranges from 20–80. The higher your score, the lonelier you are.
Editor's note: The results of this quiz should not be read as a diagnosis. In order to truly diagnose depression, please consult a certified doctor.
If these feelings have made it difficult for you to take care of work, complete tasks at home, or interact positively with friends and family, you should schedule a consultation with a therapist. Here’s a list of online therapy providers you can start with. If you'd like to talk to someone immediately, or having feelings of harming yourself or others, there are resources available to you. To get safe, judgment-free support from a skilled crisis worker, you can call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357. You can also call a warmline, which offers help before depressive feelings become worse. There are national as well as state-specific warmlines, and a directory from the National Alliance on Mental Illness can be found here.
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Your score ranges from 5–9.
This means that your answers indicate a mild association with depression.
Your score ranges from 10–14.
This means that your answers indicate a moderate association with depression.
Your score ranges from 15–19.
This means that your answers indicate a moderate strong association with depression.
Your score ranges from 20–27.
This means that your answers indicate a strong association with depression.
