| Rate Your Risk for Depression Depression affects people differently. Some people cry a lot and feel sad. Others seem angry, irritable, or anxious. For others, depression shows itself in vague physical problems like constipation, muscle aches, headaches. Take a minute to think about how you have felt over the past two weeks. Which of these statements describe you? -
I feel sad or down most of the time.
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I've lost interest in the activities I used to enjoy.
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I feel tired almost every day.
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I have problems sleeping. I'm either sleeping too much or staying awake at night.
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My appetite has changed. I'm not eating enough, or I'm eating too much.
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I have trouble concentrating.
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My friends say I'm acting different. I'm either anxious and restless or lethargic.
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I feel worthless or hopeless.
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I'm having frequent headaches, stomach problems, muscle pain, or back problems.
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I find myself thinking a lot about dying. Take this quiz to rate your risk. Click the quiz button to take this quiz and check your depression rating!
SOURCES: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Screening for Depression: Recommendations and Rationale. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(10):760-764. Radloff LS. The CES-D Scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl Psychol Meas. 1977; 1:385-401. Copyright © 1977, West Publishing Company/Applied Psychological Measurement, Inc. Reproduced by permission. Eva Ritvo, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and chair of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. This tool does not provide medical advice. © 2007 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved. | 
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