+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:
- I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor.
- I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing.
- I felt depressed.
- I felt that everything I did was an effort.
- My sleep was restless.
- I felt sad.
- 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.