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Taking a depression test online is quick, easy and private. Although none of our depression tests are designed to replace the advice, diagnosis or treatment services of a qualified mental health professional (please see our disclaimer about psychological testing), what they can do is this: provide direct and quantitative feedback which may help you to identify your symptoms more clearly. Each depression test provides a numerical score and a response based upon where that score falls compared to other people who have taken the same test under research conditions.

We provide several depression tests:

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is one of the most common screening tests for helping an individual to determine his or her depression quotient. The quick self-test measures depressive feelings and behaviours during the past week. Click here to take the CES-D depression test.

Geriatric Depression Rating Scale

This 15-question short version of the Geriatric Depression Rating Scale was developed as a basic depression screening measure for older adults. Click here to take the Geriatric Depression Rating Scale depression test.

Goldberg Depression Questionnaire

 

This 15-question short version of the Geriatric Depression Rating Scale may help increase your awareness of depressive symptoms. It was developed by Dr Ivan Goldberg, MD. Click here to take the Goldberg Depression Questionnaire.

Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self Report (QIDS-SR)

This 16-question self-test for depression measures 9 different criterion domains of major depression. It was developed by Dr A. John Rush, MD and is derived from the 30-item Inventory of Depressive Symtomatology (IDS), which has seen many years of use at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Click here to take the QIDS-SR depression test.

Wakefield Self-Report Questionnaire

 

This 12-question self-test may help you become aware of some signs and symptoms of depression. The Wakefield measures the frequency and intensity of symptoms often associated with depression. Some high scores may be attained by individuals with other emotional problems or physical illnesses. It was developed primarily by Dr R Philip Snaith, a Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry. Click here to take the Wakefield depression test.

 

Other Depression Tests, Including the Beck Depression Inventory

There are literally dozens of other different depression tests available in the scientific literature. Probably the most famous of these is the Beck Depression Inventory, the most current version of which is the BDI-II, published in 1996. Unfortunately, the current version of the Beck Depression Inventory itself is closely controlled by its publisher, which has declined to make the inventory directly available to the public. As a result, this particular depression test has become marginalized in terms of use by ordinary members of the public; it does still enjoy widespread use amongst researchers, however.

It is possible to download the original Beck Depression Inventory from 1961, the copyright for which is held by the American Psychological Association rather than Pearson Education (which acquired the original publisher, Harcourt Assessment). This original form of the Beck Depression Inventory is also widely available to academic researchers via inter-library loan, under fair use of provisions of international copyright law:

• Beck, A. T.; Ward, C. H.; Mendelson, M.; Mock, J.; Erbaugh, J. (1961) 'An inventory for measuring depression', Archives of General Psychiatry, 4: 561-571.

Click to download the Beck Depression Inventory in scanned form, provided here only for personal research use.

Depression Tests and Your Privacy

To learn how we protect your privacy and confidentiality when taking a depression test (or any of our other online tests and quizzes), please see our note on Psychological Testing and Privacy.