Goldberg Depression Scale
By: Ivan Goldberg
Instructions: You might reproduce this scale and use it on a weekly basis to track your moods. It also might be used to show your doctor how your symptoms have changed from one visit to the next. Changes of five or more points are significant. This scale is not designed to make a diagnosis of depression or take the place of a professional diagnosis. If you suspect that you are depressed, please consult with a mental health professional as soon as possible.
The items below refer to how you have felt and behaved DURING THE
PAST WEEK. For each item, indicate the extent to which it is true, by
circling one of the numbers that follows it. Using the following scale:
0 = Not at all 1 = Just a little 2 = Somewhat
3 = Moderately 4 = Quite a lot 5 = Very much
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1. I do things slowly. 0 1 2 3 4 5
2. My future seems hopeless. 0 1 2 3 4 5
3. It is hard for me to concentrate on reading. 0 1 2 3 4 5
4. The pleasure and joy has gone out of my life. 0 1 2 3 4 5
5. I have difficulty making decisions. 0 1 2 3 4 5
6. I have lost interest in aspects of life that
used to be important to me. 0 1 2 3 4 5
7. I feel sad, blue, and unhappy. 0 1 2 3 4 5
8. I am agitated and keep moving around. 0 1 2 3 4 5
9. I feel fatigued. 0 1 2 3 4 5
10. It takes great effort for me to do
simple things. 0 1 2 3 4 5
11. I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves
to be punished. 0 1 2 3 4 5
12. I feel like a failure. 0 1 2 3 4 5
13. I feel lifeless - - - more dead than alive. 0 1 2 3 4 5
14. My sleep has been disturbed---too little, too
much, or broken sleep. 0 1 2 3 4 5
15. I spend time thinking about HOW I might
kill myself. ~~~ 0 1 2 3 4 5
16. I feel trapped or caught. 0 1 2 3 4 5
17. I feel depressed even when good things
happen to me. 0 1 2 3 4 5
18. Without trying to diet, I have lost, or
gained, weight. 0 1 2 3 4 5
Copyright (c) 1993 Ivan Goldberg
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
-- Albert Einstein
-- Albert Einstein
