+The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Short Form (CES-D-S)

Levine (2013)

Topic: Mental and Physical Health - Depression

Instructions: 

Please indicate how often you experienced each statement DURING THE PAST WEEK by selecting the appropriate answer for each question.

Response options:

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 time (3-4 days)

All of the time (5-7 days)

Items: 

  1. I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor. 
  2. I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing. 
  3. I felt depressed. 
  4. I felt that everything I did was an effort. 
  5. My sleep was restless. 
  6. I felt sad. 
  7. I could not get “going.” 

Citation:

Levine, S. Z. (2013). Evaluating the seven-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale short-form: A longitudinal US community study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48(9), 1519-1526. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-012-0650-2 Links to an external site..

Link to PDF: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00127-012-0650-2.pdf Links to an external site. 

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