Depression Self-Rating Scale                                      Svanborg P & Ekselius L. Self-assessment of DSM-IV criteria for major depression in psychiatric                                      out- and inpatients. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 2003 57:291-96. These questions concern how you have been feeling during the past two weeks. Circle the alternative, "Yes" or "No", which best describes how you have been. 1. Have you felt depressed, sad or empty, almost all day practically every day during the past two weeks?  Yes     No 2. Have you felt markedly less interested in most things in life or found it difficult to enjoy what you usually like     practically every day during the past two weeks?        Yes        No 3. Have you had a poorer appetite practically every day during the past two weeks or have you lost four pounds or more during this period without intentionally being on a diet?        Yes        No 4. Have you had a better appetite practically every day during the past two weeks or have you gained four pounds or more during this period?         Yes        No 5. Have you found it difficult to go to sleep, woken up during the night, or woken up earlier than usual in the morning practically every night during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 6. Have you slept more than usual practically every night during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 7. Have you felt so worried or restless that you have found it difficult to be still practically every day during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 8. Have you kept still more and moved around less practically every day during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 9. Have you felt weak or lacked energy practically every day during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 10. Has your self-confidence been lower than usual during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 11. Have you had recurrent feelings of guilt or feelings of worthlessness during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 12. Have you had difficulty thinking, making decisions or concentrating during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 13. Have you had recurrent thoughts about death or have you thought it would be better to be dead during the past two weeks?         Yes        No 14. Have you had recurrent thoughts about taking your own life during the past two weeks?        Yes        No If you gave at least one "YES" answer in questions 1-14, we would also like you to consider the following questions. 15. Have the symptoms where you answered YES led to considerable suffering for you or led to difficulties when it comes to functioning in your daily routines or in your relationships with other people?         Yes        No 16. Have you lost someone close to you during the last two months?         Yes        No 17. If you answered the previous question with a YES, were your symptoms present before that loss?      Yes        No 18. Have you during any period of your life felt exhilarated or had a sense of heightened self-esteem in a way that you or others felt was not normal for you?         Yes        No 19. Has that been the case for you during at least one week of the past two weeks?         Yes        No If you answered NO to both question 18 and question 19, you can skip the questions below. If you answered YES to question 18 or 19, please answer questions 20-27 as well. 20. During that period, was your need of sleep markedly lower; for example, did you feel thoroughly rested after only three hours of sleep?         Yes        No 21. During that period, were you more talkative than usual or had difficulty keeping quiet?         Yes        No 22. Did you experience that your thoughts moved more easily and more quickly, or even rushed through your head?         Yes        No 23. Was your attention drawn more easily than otherwise from one thing to another?         Yes        No 24. Were you busier and more absorbed than usual in your daily routines or did you find it difficult to sit still?  Yes     No 25. Was your sexual interest considerably greater?         Yes        No 26. Did you act impulsively in different ways, such as, for example, make impulse purchases or rash investments?          Yes        No 27. Have the symptoms you have marked above (questions 18-26) been so pronounced that they have led to difficulties when it comes to functioning in your daily routines or in your relationships with other people?         Yes        No                                        Are you depressed? Call 312-343-0038 we can help. StayOnTrack, Inc. www.StayOnTrack.Info