CES-D Reverse Scoring Exercise
CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES—DEPRESSION SCALE | ||||
Circle the number of each statement, which best describes how often you felt or behaved this way – DURING THE PAST WEEK. | ||||
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 | 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 |
