Depression Test for Children and Teenagers

Online Depression test


Depression Test for Children and Depression Test for Teenagers is a 20-item self-report online depression test measuring the severity of teenager depression and child depression. According to a number of studies including the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry up to 2.5 percent of children and up to 8.3 percent of adolescents in the U.S. suffer from depression.



For whom is this Depression test designed?

This depression online test is intended for depression screening of children and teenagers. Parents may use it to check their children's depression as well. Teenagers can use it as a depression test for teenagers.

 

What precautions should I take?

Screening for depression is complex. Further evaluation is required for children and adolescents displaying higher score. The test used to be administered by a clinician experienced in working with psychiatric patients because of the the difficulty of the interpretation of clinical terms.

 

Can you help me to evaluate myself?

We rewrote and commented the original text of Depression Test for Children to help you interpreting the terms and getting more accurate choice, thus more exact score.

This is an online depression test. You should follow these simple instructions:

  • Please read each group of statements very carefully.

  • Just tick the answer, what you think being the most descriptive for your case. Choose only one for each title (there is no chance to select more than one, anyway). If none of them is really adequate, choose the nearest one.

  • After answering all the questions of the test, hit the 'Score Me' button. A new window will open with your score and result.

  • Form Requirements: Javascript must be on for this form to work correctly (in the options or preferences section of your browser).

But don't forget: don't rely on the result obtained. Depression test is for orientation purposes only.

 

If you have problems, do not hesitate to contact us.

Depression Test for Children and Teenagers

 

DURING THE PAST WEEK:

1. I was bothered by things that usually don't bother me.
(I was worrying, I was disturbed or I was upset but I don't really understand why.)

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

2. I did not feel like eating, I wasn't very hungry.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

3. I wasn't able to feel happy, even when my family or friends tried to help me feel better.
(My mood was always bad, I was down.)

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

4. I felt like I was worse than the other kids.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

5. I felt like I couldn't pay attention to what I was doing.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

6. I felt down and unhappy.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

7. I felt like I was too tired to do things.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

8. I felt like something good was going to happen.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

9. I felt like things I did before didn't work out right.

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A little
Some
A lot

10. I felt scared.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

11. I didn't sleep as well as I usually do.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

12. I was happy.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

13. I was more quiet than usual.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

14. I felt lonely, like I didn't have any friends.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

15. I felt like kids I know were not friendly or that they didn't want to be with me.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

16. I had a good time.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

17. I felt like crying.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

18. I felt sad.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

19. I felt people didn't like me.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

20. It was hard to get started doing things.

Not at all
A little
Some
A lot

 

Please check your answers before you hit the button.

References:

Weissman MM, Orvaschel H, Padian N. 1980. Children’s symptom and social functioning selfreport scales: Comparison of mothers’ and children’s reports. Journal of Nervous Mental Disorders 168(12):736–740.

Faulstich ME, Carey MP, Ruggiero L, et al. 1986. Assessment of depression in childhood and adolescence: An evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). American Journal of Psychiatry
143(8):1024–1027.

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