| Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? |
Not at all | Several days | More than half the days |
Nearly every day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things | ||||
| 2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless | ||||
| 3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much | ||||
| 4. Feeling tired or having little energy | ||||
| 5. Poor appetite or overeating | ||||
| 6. Feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down |
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| 7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television |
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| 8. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual |
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| 9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way |
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| Total score | ||||
| Depression severity | ||||
| 10. If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people? |
Not difficult at all | Somewhat difficult | Very difficult | Extremely difficult |
Wayside Health Associates
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Jay B. Krasner, MD, FACP
111 Boston Post Road
Suite 107
Sudbury, MA 01776
Phone: (978) 443-8010
Fax: (978) 443-4634
www.waysidehealth.com
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Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2001;16(9):606-613. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x.
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