Depression Test

Which one is for me?

Depression tests or depression screening can be problematic, since most screening instruments are long and time-consuming. In addition, the results of the different screenings do not always characterize your state consistently.

The main features of depression, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), are a two-week history of depressed mood and loss of interest in most activities.

Thus you may use the following two simple questions:

1. During the past month, have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed or hopeless?
   
   
2. During the past month, have you often been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things?

If your answers are "NO" to both questions, you are very unlikely to have depression. (Read more about the scientific background of these two questions.)

But what is the situation if you are not sure in your answers, or you have one or two "YES"?

We listed and grouped some tests for depression, you may use. But be aware of the limits of depression screening methods. Do not trust the results! These tests should be evaluated by professionals -- and you are probably not an expert.

Consider the tests as an orienting tool, and if the results are ambiguous or you have questions, please use the form below.

Reliable online depression tests, depression scales and depression inventories are listed thematically:

General Depression Tests:

Beck Depression Inventory II
Beck Depression Inventory is a test measuring the severity of depression symptoms. Check your depression with this online depression test.

Hamilton Depression Scale
One of the most known depression test with 17 questions. Test your depression online.

Childhood Depression:

Depression Test for Children
Depression Test for Children is a scale measuring the severity of depression symptoms in children and adolescents.

Teenager Depression:

Depression Test for Children and Adolescents
Depression Test for Children and Adolescents is a scale measuring the severity of depression symptoms in children and adolescents.

Beck Depression Inventory II
Beck Depression Inventory is a test measuring the severity of depression symptoms. Check your depression with this online depression test.

Elderly Depression:

Geriatric Depression Scale
Geriatric Depression Scale is a test measuring the severity of depression in older adults. Check your depression with this online depression test.

Hamilton Depression Scale
One of the most known depression test with 17 questions. Test your depression online.

Postnatal Depression:

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is an online screening tool measuring the severity of depression symptoms in women having or expecting a baby.

Beck Depression Inventory II
Beck Depression Inventory is a test measuring the severity of depression symptoms. Check your depression with this online depression test.

Hamilton Depression Scale
One of the most known depression test with 17 questions. Test your depression online.

Depression and Menopause:

Menopause Depression Test
A simple test created by us

Beck Depression Inventory II
Beck Depression Inventory is a test measuring the severity of depression symptoms. Check your depression with this online depression test.

Other Depression Screening:

Simple Rotation Test
A very simple test

Depression scales on other sites:

Depression Assessment
Depression assessment based on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale which was developed in the 1970’s to detect major or clinical depression.

Depression Screening Tool
The HANDS™ Screening Tool is copyrighted ©1998 by National Mental Illness Screening Project and President and Fellow of Harvard College and is intended solely for the purpose of identifying the symptoms of depressive disorders.

Goldberg Depression Inventory
An online test of 18 questions, by psychiatrist Ivan K. Goldberg, that provides immediate feedback with a scale of your level of depression.

Adapted NDDS Test for Depression
This online test is adapted from the one used for the National Depression Day Screening and contains 23 Questions.

Zung Depression Self-Assessment Test
This test is a general gauge of depression and mood. Although designed as a screening tool, it has been adapted to track your score over time as well and provides unique messages based on your specific length of treatment.

Depression Test - Abridged
Examine the following statements and indicate how well they describe you or how often you feel that way. After finishing the abridged version of the Depression Test, you will receive a brief interpretation of your score that includes diagrams, information on the test topic and tips.

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