Welcome to the Wakefield Self-Report Questionnaire, a Screening Test for Depression

This 12-question self-test may help you become aware of some signs and symptoms of depression. Please read our disclaimer on psychological testing and our psychological testing privacy guarantee.

Completing this Psychological Screening Test

To take the questionnaire, please click the radio button next to the selection which best reflects how each statement applies to you. Be sure to choose the statement that applies to how you are feeling right now, not how you have felt in the past, or how you hope to feel in the future.

Take the Quiz

Please note: This test will only be scored correctly if you answer each one of the questions.

1. I feel miserable and sad.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

2. I find it easy to do the things I used to do.

  • Yes, definitely
  • Yes, sometimes
  • No, not much
  • No, not at all

3. I get very frightened or panicky feeling for apparently no reason at all.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

4. I have weeping spells, or feel like it.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

5. I still enjoy the things I used to.

  • Yes, definitely
  • Yes, sometimes
  • No, not much
  • No, not at all

6. I am restless and can't keep still.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

7. I get off to sleep easily without sleeping tablets.

  • Yes, definitely
  • Yes, sometimes
  • No, not much
  • No, not at all

8. I feel anxious when I go out of the house on my own.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

9. I have lost interest in things.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

10. I get tired for no reason.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

11. I am more irritable than usual.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

12. I wake early and then sleep badly for the rest of the night.

  • No, not at all
  • No, not much
  • Yes, sometimes
  • Yes, definitely

About Scoring this Psychological Questionnaire

When your quiz is scored, one of 2 different information pages will appear to describe the results for scores in your range.

More detailed information about the two scoring ranges, as well as the point allocation to specific questions, is available on the results page after you have taken the questionnaire.

Additional Information

The Wakefield Self-Report Questionnaire was developed primarily by Dr R Philip Snaith, a Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry.

This page was last reviewed by Dr Greg Mulhauser, Tuesday, 22 April 2008.

The URL of this page is:
http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/wakefield/