PSCY SPSS ASSIGNMENT

CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES—DEPRESSION SCALE Name Date Mark with an X against each statement which best describes how often you felt or behaved this way – Rarely or

none of the time (less

than 1 day)

Some or a little of the time (1-2

days)

Occasionally or a moderate

amount of the time (3-4 days)

Most or all of the time (5-7 days)

During the past week:

1) I was bothered by things that usually don’t bother me

2) I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor

3) I felt that I could not shake off the blues even with help from my family and friends

4) I felt that I was just as good as other people

5) I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing

6) I felt depressed

7) I felt that everything I did was an effort

8) I felt hopeful about the future

9) I thought my life had been a failure

10) I felt fearful

11) My sleep was restless

12) I was happy

13) I talked less than usual

14) I felt lonely

15) People were unfriendly

16) I enjoyed life

17) I had crying spells

18) I felt sad

19) I felt that people disliked me

20) I could not get “going” The CES-D is a freely available and widely used 20 item self-report scale which measures the current level of depressive symptomatology in the general population, with an emphasis on depressed mood during the past week. http://www.chcr.brown.edu/pcoc/cesdscale.pdf Please note : Only a qualified and duly registered medical practitioner or psychologist can make a diagnosis regarding depression.

CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES—DEPRESSION SCALE (Scoring) Name Date Rarely or

none of the time (less

than 1 day)

Some or a little of the time (1-2

days)

Occasionally or a moderate

amount of the time (3-4 days)

Most or all of the time (5-7 days)

1) I was bothered by things that usually don’t bother me

0 1 2 3

2) I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor

0 1 2 3

3) I felt that I could not shake off the blues even with help from my family and friends

0 1 2 3

4) I felt that I was just as good as other people

0 -1 -2 -3

5) I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing

0 1 2 3

6) I felt depressed 0 1 2 3

7) I felt that everything I did was an effort

0 1 2 3

8) I felt hopeful about the future 0 -1 -2 -3

9) I thought my life had been a failure

0 1 2 3

10) I felt fearful 0 1 2 3

11) My sleep was restless 0 1 2 3

12) I was happy 0 -1 -2 -3

13) I talked less than usual 0 1 2 3

14) I felt lonely 0 1 2 3

15) People were unfriendly 0 1 2 3

16) I enjoyed life 0 -1 -2 -3

17) I had crying spells 0 1 2 3

18) I felt sad 0 1 2 3

19) I felt that people disliked me 0 1 2 3

20) I could not get “going” 0 1 2 3

Positive (+)

Negative (-)

Totals

Grand Total Scores range from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating more symptoms of depression. CESD scores of 16 to 26 are considered indicative of mild depression and scores of 27 or more indicative of major depression. http://www.chcr.brown.edu/pcoc/cesdscale.pdf Please note : Only a qualified and duly registered medical practitioner or psychologist can make a diagnosis regarding depression.