Depression Questionnaire

This page is based on the “Edinburough Postnatal Depression Questionnaire” but in reality, it applies to everyone.

Please check the answer that comes closest to how you have felt in the past 7 days, not just how you are feeling today. When you submit your answers, your total score will be calculated. The result will tell you whether you should maybe talk with a medical professional about your mental wellbeing.

Answer all questions as honestly as you can! Your answers are not saved anywhere, and nobody will know what you said!

In the past 7 days:

1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things
As much as I always could
Not quite so much now
Definitely not so much now
Not at all

2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things
As much as I ever did
Rather less than I used to
Definitely less than I used to
Hardly at all

*3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong
Yes, most of the time
Yes, some of the time
Not very often
No, never

4. I have been anxious or worried for no good reason
No, not at all
Hardly ever
Yes, sometimes
Yes, very often

*5. I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason
Yes, quite a lot
Yes, sometimes
No, not much
No, not at all

*6. Things have been getting on top of me
Yes, most of the time I haven’t been able to cope at all
Yes, sometimes I haven’t been coping as well as usual
No, most of the time I have coped very well
No, I have been coping as well as ever

*7. I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping
Yes, most of the time
Yes, sometimes
Not very often
No, not at all

*8. I have felt sad or miserable
Yes, most of the time
Yes, quite often
Not very often
No, not at all

*9. I have been so unhappy that I have been crying
Yes, most of the time
Yes, quite often
Only occasionally
No, never

*10. The thought of harming myself has occurred to me
Yes, quite often
Sometimes
Hardly ever
Never

Users may reproduce the scale without further permission, providing they respect copyright by quoting the names of the authors, the title, and the source of the paper in all reproduced copies.

Source: Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., and Sagovsky, R. 1987. Detection of postnatal depression. Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry 105:782-786.

Source: K.L. Wisner, B.L. Parry, C.M. Piontek. Postpartum Depression N. Engl J Med vol. 347, No 3. July 18, 2002. 194-199.