Another way to know if you are depressed is to complete a self-assessment; it is just one tool that may help label some of the feelings you have, and can be a good gauge for you to speak with a counselor.
This is one of the better self-assessment "quizzes" used to help individuals gauge their symptoms, developed by the National Depression Screening Day Executive Director, Dr. Jacobs. This test is not designed as a diagnostic tool, and many of these symptoms are natural to experience at some point in life.
If you experience these symptoms for more than a few weeks, you may want to talk to your doctor or counselor. Answer YES or NO to the following ten questions:
1. I feel sad most of the time
2. I have trouble doing or enjoying things I used to do
3. I sleep too little or too much
4. I feel keyed up and anxious
5. I worry constantly about everything
6. I have nightmares or frightening memories about a terrible event that happened in the past
7. My mood swings between overly "high" and irritable to down and sad
8. Sometimes my mind races and I don't need to sleep
9. I suffer from aches and pains and don't know why
10. I think about killing myself
Scoring:
YES to questions 1-3, you may have symptoms of depression
YES to questions 4-5, you may have symptoms of anxiety
YES to questions 4-6, you may have symptoms of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
YES to questions 7-8, you may have symptoms of bipolar disorder
YES to question 9, you may have symptoms of depression or other psychological condition (it may not be only physical)
YES to question 10, please tell a trusted family member of friend, and seek help immediately through counseling or family doctor
[This test may be reproduced with proper acknowledgment)
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Another way to know if you are depressed is to complete a self-assessment; it is just one tool that may help label some of the feelings you have, and can be a good gauge for you to speak with a counselor.
This is one of the better self-assessment "quizzes" used to help individuals gauge their symptoms, developed by the National Depression Screening Day Executive Director, Dr. Jacobs. This test is not designed as a diagnostic tool, and many of these symptoms are natural to experience at some point in life.
If you experience these symptoms for more than a few weeks, you may want to talk to your doctor or counselor. Answer YES or NO to the following ten questions:
1. I feel sad most of the time
2. I have trouble doing or enjoying things I used to do
3. I sleep too little or too much
4. I feel keyed up and anxious
5. I worry constantly about everything
6. I have nightmares or frightening memories about a terrible event that happened in the past
7. My mood swings between overly "high" and irritable to down and sad
8. Sometimes my mind races and I don't need to sleep
9. I suffer from aches and pains and don't know why
10. I think about killing myself
Scoring:
YES to questions 1-3, you may have symptoms of depression
YES to questions 4-5, you may have symptoms of anxiety
YES to questions 4-6, you may have symptoms of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
YES to questions 7-8, you may have symptoms of bipolar disorder
YES to question 9, you may have symptoms of depression or other psychological condition (it may not be only physical)
YES to question 10, please tell a trusted family member of friend, and seek help immediately through counseling or family doctor
[This test may be reproduced with proper acknowledgment)
July 6, 2008 - 7:19pmThis Comment
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