Beck's Depression Inventory Clinical Calculator and Pathways

Question 1 I do not feel sad

0

I feel sad

+1

I am sad all the time and I can't snap out of it

+2

I am so sad and unhappy that I can't stand it

+3

Question 2 I am not particularly discouraged about the future

0

I feel discouraged about the future

+1

I feel I have nothing to look forward to

+2

I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve

+3

Question 3 I do not feel like a failure

0

I feel I have failed more than the average person

+1

As I look back on my life, all I can see is a lot of failures

+2

I feel I am a complete failure as a person

+3

Question 4 I get as much satisfaction out of things as I used to

0

I don't enjoy things the way I used to

+1

I don't get real satisfaction out of anything anymore

+2

I am dissatisfied or bored with everything

+3

Question 5 I don't feel particularly guilty

0

I feel guilty a good part of the time

+1

I feel quite guilty most of the time

+2

I feel guilty all of the time

+3

Question 6 I don't feel I am being punished

0

I feel I may be punished

+1

I expect to be punished

+2

I feel I am being punished

+3

Question 7 I don't feel disappointed in myself

0

I am disappointed in myself

+1

I am disgusted with myself

+2

I hate myself

+3

Question 8 I don't feel I am any worse than anybody else

0

I am critical of myself for my weaknesses or mistakes

+1

I blame myself all the time for my faults

+2

I blame myself for everything bad that happens

+3

Question 9 I don't have any thoughts of killing myself

0

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

+1

I would like to kill myself

+2

I would kill myself if I had the chance

+3

Question 10 I don't cry any more than usual

0

I cry more now than I used to

+1

I cry all the time now

+2

I used to be able to cry, but now I can't cry even though I want to

+3

Question 11 I am no more irritated by things than I ever was

0

I am slightly more irritated now than usual

+1

I am quite annoyed or irritated a good deal of the time

+2

I feel irritated all the time

+3

Question 12 I have not lost interest in other people

0

I am less interested in other people than I used to be

+1

I have lost most of my interest in other people

+2

I have lost all of my interest in other people

+3

Question 13 I make decisions about as well as I ever could

0

I put off making decisions more than I used to

+1

I have greater difficulty in making decisions more than I used to

+2

I can't make decisions at all anymore

+3

Question 14 I don't feel that I look any worse than I used to

0

I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive

+1

I feel there are permanent changes in my appearance that make me look unattractive

+2

I believe that I look ugly

+3

Question 15 I can work about as well as before

0

It takes an extra effort to get started at doing something

+1

I have to push myself very hard to do anything

+2

I can't do any work at all

+3

Question 16 I can sleep as well as usual

0

I don't sleep as well as I used to

+1

I wake up 1-2 hours earlier than usual and find it hard to get back to sleep

+2

I wake up several hours earlier than I used to and cannot get back to sleep

+3

Question 17 I don't get more tired than usual

0

I get tired more easily than I used to

+1

I get tired from doing almost anything

+2

I am too tired to do anything

+3

Question 18 My appetite is no worse than usual

0

My appetite is not as good as it used to be

+1

My appetite is much worse now

+2

I have no appetite at all anymore

+3

Question 19 I haven't lost much weight, if any, lately

0

I have lost more than five pounds

+1

I have lost more than ten pounds

+2

I have lost more than fifteen pounds

+3

Question 20 I am no more worried about my health than usual

0

I am worried about physical problems like aches, pains, upset stomach, or constipation

+1

I am very worried about physical problems, and it's hard to think of much else

+2

I am so worried about my physical problems that I cannot think of anything else

+3

Question 21 I have not noticed any recent change in my interest in sex

0

I am less interested in sex than I used to be

+1

I have almost no interest in sex

+2

I have lost interest in sex completely

+3

Beck's Depression Inventory

This depression inventory can be self-scored. Answer the questions and total the score at the end.

Interpretation