Create Next App

Question 1

Are you experiencing feelings of sadness and/or depression?

I do not feel sad or depressed.

I feel sad frequently.

I feel sad all the time.

I feel so sad and unhappy that it's unbearable.

Question 2

What do you think about your future?

I am not discouraged about my future.

I feel more discouraged about my future than I used to.

I do not expect things to work out for me.

I feel my future is hopeless and will only get worse.

Question 3

What do you think of yourself after experiencing failure?

I do not feel like a failure.

I have failed more than I should have.

As I look back, I see a lot of failures.

I feel I am a total failure as a person.

Question 4

Do you experience pleasure when you do the things you enjoy?

I get as much pleasure as I ever did from the things I enjoy.

I don’t enjoy things as much as I used to.

I get very little pleasure from the things I used to enjoy.

I can’t get any pleasure from the things I used to enjoy.

Question 5

Are you experiencing any feelings of guilt?

I don’t feel particularly guilty.

I feel guilty over many things I have done or should have done.

I feel quite guilty most of the time.

I feel guilty all the time.

Question 6

Do you feel like you are getting punished?

I don’t feel like I am being punished.

I feel I may be punished.

I expect to be punished.

I feel like I am being punished.

Question 7

How do you feel about yourself?

I feel the same about myself as ever.

I have lost confidence in myself.

I am disappointed in myself.

I dislike myself.

Question 8

Do you criticize or blame yourself?

I don’t criticize or blame myself more than usual.

I am more critical of myself than I used to be.

I criticize myself for all of my faults.

I blame myself for everything bad that happens.

Question 9

Have you ever had thoughts of suicide?

I don’t have any thoughts of killing myself.

I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out.

I would like to kill myself.

I would kill myself if I had the chance.

Question 10

Have you been crying a lot?

I don’t cry anymore than I used to.

I cry more than I used to.

I cry over every little thing.

I feel like crying, but I can’t.

Question 11

Have you been feeling restless and agitated?

I am no more restless or wound up than usual.

I feel more restless or wound up than usual.

I am so restless or agitated that it’s hard to stay still.

I am so restless or agitated that I have to keep moving or doing something.

Question 12

Do you still have interest in people and other activities?

I have not lost interest in other people or activities.

I am less interested in other people or things than before.

I have lost most of my interest in other people or things.

It’s hard to get interested in anything.

Question 13

Are you having any trouble with decision making?

I make decisions about as well as ever.

I find it more difficult to make decisions than usual.

I have much greater difficulty in making decisions than I used to.

I have trouble making any decisions.

Question 14

Do you feel like you are not worthy?

I do not feel worthless.

I don’t consider myself as worthwhile and useful as I used to.

I feel more worthless as compared to other people.

I feel utterly worthless.

Question 15

How have your energy levels been?

I have as much energy as ever.

I have less energy than I used to have.

I don’t have enough energy to do very much.

I don’t have enough energy to do anything.

Question 16

Changes in sleeping pattern.

I have not experienced any change in my sleeping pattern.

I sleep somewhat more/less than usual.

I sleep a lot more/less than usual.

I sleep most of the day/I wake up 1-2 hours early and have trouble getting back to sleep.

Question 17

Have you been feeling irritable and angry?

I am no more irritable than usual.

I am more irritable than usual.

I am much more irritable than usual.

I am irritable all the time.

Question 18

Have there been any changes in your appetite?

I have not experienced any change in my appetite.

My appetite is somewhat less/greater than usual.

My appetite is much less/much greater than before.

I have no appetite at all/I want to eat all the time.

Question 19

How is your ability to concentrate?

I can’t concentrate as well as ever.

I can’t concentrate as well as usual.

It’s hard to keep my mind on anything for very long.

I find I can’t concentrate on anything.

Question 20

Have you been feeling tired or fatigued?

I am no more tired or fatigued than usual.

I get tired or fatigued more easily than usual.

I am too tired or fatigued to do a lot of the things I used to do.

I am too tired or fatigued to do most of the things I used to do.

Question 21

How is your libido?

I have not noticed any recent change in my interest in sex.

I am less interested in sex than I used to be.

I am much less interested in sex now.

I have lost interest in sex completely.

Beck Depression Inventory