Free test · CESD-R
Twenty statements show how often you have felt low, tired, restless or lost interest over the past week or two. It is a screen, not a diagnosis: the score shows how many symptoms of depression are present and whether it is worth talking to a specialist.
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The CESD-R is the 2004 revision of the CES-D by William Eaton and colleagues at Johns Hopkins. Its 20 statements cover the symptoms of depression in the DSM: sadness, loss of interest, appetite, sleep, concentration, guilt, tiredness, slowing or restlessness, and thoughts of death or self-harm. Each answer scores 0 to 3 (the two highest options both count as 3, as on cesd-r.com), so the total runs from 0 to 60. The authors treat 16 or more as a reason to look closer.
A questionnaire counts symptoms, it does not find their cause. Only a doctor or therapist can say whether it is depression, after a conversation. If thoughts of dying or of hurting yourself come, tell someone you trust or call a helpline today.
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That is how the original form is worded. Answer for the past week or so; the last option, "nearly every day for 2 weeks", means the feeling has lasted that long. It scores the same as 5-7 days (3 points), as on cesd-r.com.
The CESD-R counts symptoms over the past week or two. For the last two weeks and nine DSM symptoms, take the PHQ-9: Depression test
Source: CESD-R: Eaton W. W., Smith C., Ybarra M., Muntaner C., Tien A., 2004, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: review and revision (CESD and CESD-R), in M. E. Maruish (ed.), The Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcomes Assessment, 3rd ed., Lawrence Erlbaum, 363-377. Text and scoring: the English form and explanation on cesd-r.com ("The CESD-R is in the public domain").
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