Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, SDS Test - the question form
Questions: 20 · 3 minutes
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1. I feel downhearted and blue.
1 - Never or rarely
2 - Sometimes
3 - Often
4 - Most of the time or all of the time
2. I feel best in the morning.
1 - Rarely or none of the time
2 - Some of the time
3 - Often
4 - Most of the time or always
3. I have crying spells or feel like crying.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Almost always or always
4. I sleep poorly at night.
1 – None or a little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – A good part of the time
4 – Most or all of the time
5. My appetite is no worse than usual.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most of the time or always
6. I enjoy looking at attractive women, talking with them, and being near them.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most or all of the time
7. I notice that I am losing weight.
1 – A little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – A good part of the time
4 – Most or all of the time
8. I am bothered by constipation.
1 – Rarely or none of the time
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most of the time or always
9. My heart beats faster than usual.
1 - A little of the time
2 - Some of the time
3 - Often
4 - Most or all of the time
10. I get tired for no reason.
1 – None or a little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – Good part of the time
4 – Most or all of the time
11. I think as clearly as usual.
1 – A little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – Good part of the time
4 – Most or all of the time
12. I find it easy to do the things I used to do.
1 – None of the time
2 – A little of the time
3 – Some of the time
4 – Most of the time
13. I feel restless and cannot keep still.
Never or rarely
Sometimes
Often
Most of the time or always
14. I feel hopeful about the future.
1 – None or a little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – A good part of the time
4 – Most or all of the time
15. I am more irritable than usual.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most of the time or always
16. I find it easy to make decisions.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most of the time or always
17. I feel that I am useful and needed.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Almost always or always
18. I lead a full life.
1 – A little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – A good part of the time
4 – Most of the time
19. I feel that others would be better off if I were dead.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most of the time or always
20. I still enjoy the things I used to enjoy.
1 – None or a little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – Good part of the time
4 – Most or all of the time
1. I feel depressed.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most or all of the time
2. I feel best in the morning.
Rarely or none of the time
Sometimes
Often
Most of the time or always
3. I have crying spells or feel like crying.
Never or rarely
Sometimes
Often
Most of the time or all of the time
4. I have trouble sleeping at night.
1 - Never or rarely
2 - Sometimes
3 - Often
4 - Almost always or all the time
5. My appetite is not as good as usual.
Rarely or none of the time
Sometimes
Often
Most of the time
6. I enjoy looking at attractive men, talking with them, or being near them.
A little of the time
Sometimes
A good part of the time
Most or all of the time
7. I notice that I am losing weight.
1 – A little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – Most of the time
4 – All of the time
8. I am bothered by constipation.
Never or rarely
Sometimes
Often
Almost always or always
9. My heart beats faster than usual.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Almost always or all the time
10. I get tired for no reason.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Almost always or always
11. My mind is as clear as it used to be.
1 – A little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – Good part of the time
4 – Most of the time or all of the time
12. I find it easy to do the things I know how to do.
1 – None or a little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – Often
4 – Most or all of the time
13. I feel restless and cannot sit still.
1 – A little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – A good part of the time
4 – Most of the time
14. I feel hopeful about the future.
1 - None or a little of the time
2 - Some of the time
3 - A good part of the time
4 - Most or all of the time
15. I am more irritable than usual.
1 – A little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – Good part of the time
4 – Most or all of the time
16. I find it easy to make decisions.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most of the time or always
17. I feel that I am useful and needed.
1 – None or a little of the time
2 – Some of the time
3 – A good part of the time
4 – Most or all of the time
18. I lead a fairly full life.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Most or all of the time
19. I feel that others would be better off if I were dead.
Rarely or none of the time
Sometimes
Often
Most of the time or always
20. I still enjoy the things I used to enjoy.
1 – Never or rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Almost always or always