Depression Risk Assessment
This questionnaire gives a sense of the likelihood of having or developing depression.
| Do you feel sad a lot of the time? |
Yes
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No
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| Has your mood felt low enough for an extended period of time that it is affecting your quality of life? | Yes | No |
| Does low mood affect your energy levels such that you have had difficulty participating in normal activities? | Yes | No |
| Do you experience unexpected or sudden crying spells? | Yes | No |
| Have you lost interest in key types of pastimes or hobbies that until recently were important in your life? | Yes | No |
| Has your mood affected your ability to concentrate, remember things, or make decisions? | Yes | No |
| Do you have a general feeling of fatigue or a sense of being slowed down in physical movement or ability to think and work? | Yes | No |
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Do you have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep? |
Yes | No |
| Are you persistently irritable, restless, or anxious? | Yes | No |
| Has your mood caused you to decrease your social activities? | Yes | No |
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Has your mood significantly decreased your interest in sexual activity? |
Yes | No |
| Has your appetite significantly increased or decreased? | Yes | No |
| Do you have vague physical symptoms that don’t seem to go away or that you can’t find a reason for? | Yes | No |
| Do you tend to think of yourself as not very important or valuable? | Yes | No |
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Do you feel an overwhelming sense of helplessness or hopelessness? |
Yes | No |
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Have loved ones expressed concern about your moods? |
Yes | No |
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Have you experienced significantly stressful live events recently, such as divorce, death of a loved one, or loss of a job? |
Yes | No |
| Do have an immediate family member (parent, sibling, or child) who has suffered from major depression? | Yes | No |
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Have you previously been diagnosed with depression? |
Yes | No |
The more often you answered “Yes” to the above questions, the greater your risk for developing or already having depression. If you answered “Yes” to questions above, consider discussing depression with one of our Women’s Center healthcare providers.
Print this page and bring it with you, filled out, to your appointment.
>> See also the Depression Risk Assessment in Aria's Health Information Library.


