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DEPRESSION

The document provides a 15-question depression scale for patients. It includes instructions for patients to select their answers and for clinicians to score the responses. Answers indicating depression are marked in bold italics. A score of 0-5 is considered normal while a score over 5 suggests depression. Sources are provided for the scale and its development.

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DEPRESSION

The document provides a 15-question depression scale for patients. It includes instructions for patients to select their answers and for clinicians to score the responses. Answers indicating depression are marked in bold italics. A score of 0-5 is considered normal while a score over 5 suggests depression. Sources are provided for the scale and its development.

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Depression Scale

Patient’s Name: Date:

Instructions: Choose the best answer for how you felt over the past week. Note: when asking the
patient to complete the form, provide the self-rated form (included on the following page).

No. Question Answer Score


1. Are you basically
satisfied with your life? Y ES / NO
2. Have you dropped many of your activities and interests? YES / NO
3. Do you feel that your life is empty? YES / NO

4. Do you often get bored? YES / NO


5. Are you in good
spirits most of the time? Y ES / NO

6. Are you afraid that


something bad is going to happen to you? YES / NO
7. Do you feel happy
most of the time? Y ES / NO

8. Do you often feel


helpless? YES / NO
9. Do you prefer to stay
at home, rather than going out and doing new things? YES / NO
10. Do you feel you have
more problems with memory than most people? YES / NO
11. Do you think it is
wonderful to be alive? Y ES / NO

12. Do you feel pretty


worthless the way you are now? YES / NO
13. Do you feel full of
energy? Y ES / NO
14. Do you feel that your situation is hopeless? YES / NO

15. Do you think that most people are better off than you are?
YES / NO
TOTAL
(Sheikh & Yesavage, 1986)

Scoring:
Answers indicating depression are in bold and italicized; score one point for each one selected. A score of 0 to 5
is normal. A score greater than 5 suggests depression.

Sources:
• Sheikh JI, Yesavage JA. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): recent evidence and development of a shorter
version. Clin Gerontol. 1986 June;5(1/2):165-173.
• Yesavage JA. Geriatric Depression Scale. Psychopharmacol Bull. 1988;24(4):709-711.
• Yesavage JA, Brink TL, Rose TL, et al. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale:
a preliminary report. J Psychiatr Res. 1982-83;17(1):37-49.
Geriatric Depression Scale (Short Form)
Self-Rated Version

Patient’s Name: Date:

Instructions: Choose the best answer for how you felt over the past week.

No. Question Answer Score


1. Are you basically
satisfied with your life? Y ES / NO

2. Have you dropped


many of your activities and interests? Y ES / NO

3. Do you feel that your


life is empty? Y ES / NO

4. Do you often get


bored? Y ES / NO

5. Are you in good


spirits most of the time? Y ES / NO

6. Are you afraid that


something bad is going to happen to you? Y ES / NO

7. Do you feel happy


most of the time? Y ES / NO

8. Do you often feel


helpless? Y ES / NO

9. Do you prefer to stay


at home, rather than going out and doing new things? Y ES / NO

10. Do you feel you


have more problems with memory than most people? Y ES / NO

11. Do you think it is


wonderful to be alive? Y ES / NO

12. Do you feel pretty


worthless the way you are now? Y ES / NO

13. Do you feel full of


energy? Y ES / NO

14. Do you feel that your


situation is hopeless? Y ES / NO

15. Do you think that


most people are better off than you are? Y ES / NO

TOTAL
(Sheikh & Yesavage, 1986)

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