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Depression Rating Scale
The following question are based on
a questionnaire know as the Zung self-rated depression scale, and
can be used to assess the presence and severity of mild degrees of
mood disorder. They can be used from adolescence onwards. The
questions are not a substitute for a professional diagnosis, so if
you are at all concerned about your symptoms, ten it is best to seek
medical advice.
You can fill the questionnaire out
and take it to your doctor for further assessment. Read each
statement below and place a tick in the column that applies to you.
Each question relates to how you have felt in the last week.
Don’t take too long thinking about your answer as the questionnaire
designed to assess your mood and will be more accurate this way.
Add up the number of points you
score. The maximum score is 80. Scores above 50 are suggestive of
depression. If you scored above 50, or are concerned that you may be
depressed, you must discuss this with a health professional.
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Make Check Mark
In Appropriate Column |
A Little of The
Time |
Some of The Time |
Most of The Time |
All of The Time |
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I
feel down-hearted and blue
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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I
feel best in the morning
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4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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I
have crying spells or feel like crying
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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I
have problems sleeping at night
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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I
still eat as much as I used to
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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I
still enjoy sex
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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I
notice that I am losing weight
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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I
have trouble with constipation
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-
My
heart beats faster than usual
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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I
feel tired for no reason
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-
My
mind is as clear as it used to be
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
-
It
is easy to do things I used to do
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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I
feel restless and cant keep still
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-
I
feel hopeful about the future
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
-
I
feel more irritable than usual
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-
I
find it easy to make decisions
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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I
feel than I am useful and needed
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
-
I
feel my life is pretty full
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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I
enjoy the things I used to do
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4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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I
feel the others would be better off if I were dead
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in
the modern world and a growing cause of concern for health agencies
worldwide due to the high social and economic costs involved. Fore
more information on depression please visit the link below:
How Dose Depression Affect Sleep?
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