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Depression Self-Assessment

The following is a tool to help you think about what you have been experiencing, but only a qualifed medical or mental health professional can provide you with a diagnosis. There are other things that can temporarily affect your mood even if you are not clinically depressed, such as drugs and alcohol, grief, and stress from your personal relationships.

You may have clinical depression if you answer "yes" to 5 or more of the following within a 2 week period:

1. Do you feel sad or empty most of the day; or others seem to observe that about you?

2. Have you lost interest in most daily activities or things you enjoyed in the past?

3. Have you lost a significant amount of weight when not dieting or gained a significant amount of weight?

4. Have you had been sleeping too much or had trouble sleeping?

5. Has your physical body felt unusually restless or unusually slowed down?

6. Do you feel a significant loss of energy almost every day?

7. Do you feel worthless or guilty most of the time?

8. Are you having trouble concentrating or making decisions?

9. Are you thinking about death and/or suicide?

Please talk to your doctor or therapist if you are experiencing a level of distress that is affecting your physical health, emotional well being, job/school, and relationships.