Beck Depression Inventory

U.S. Veteran Compensation Programs

This is a questionnaire. On the questionnaire are groups of statements. Please read the entire groups of statements in each category. Then pick out the one statement in the group which best describes the way you feel today, that is, right now. Click the number beside the statement you have chosen. If several statements in the group seem to apply equally well, click each one.

Note: For best results, take the BDI every 30 days.

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Be sure to read all the statements in the group before making your choice.

A.

I do not feel sad

I feel blue or sad

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

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

B.

I am not particularly pessimistic or discouraged about the future

I feel discouraged about the future

I feel I have nothing to look forward to

I feel that the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve

C.

I do not feel like a failure

I feel I have failed more than the average person

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

I feel I am a complete failure as a person (parent or spouse)

D.

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

I don't enjoy things the way I used to

I don't get real satisfaction out of anything anymore

I am dissatisfied or bored with everything

E.

I don't feel particularly guilty

I feel guilty a good part of the time

I feel guilty most of the time

I feel guilty all of the time

F.

I don't feel I am being punished

I feel I may be punished

I expect to be punished

I feel I am being punished

G.

I don't feel disappointed in myself

I am disappointed in myself

I am disgusted with myself

I hate myself

H.

I don't feel I am worse than anybody else

I am critical of myself for my weaknesses or mistakes

I blame myself for my faults

I blame myself for everything that happens

I.

I don't have any thoughts of killing myself

I have thoughts of killing myself, but I won't carry them out

I would like to kill myself

I would kill myself if I had the chance

J.

I don't cry more than usual

I cry more now than I used to

I cry all the time now

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

K.

I am no more irritated now than I ever am

I get annoyed or irritated more easily than I used to

I feel irritated all the time

I don't get irritated at all at the things that used to irritate me

L.

I have not lost interest in other people

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

I have lost most of my interest in other people

I have lost all of my interest in other people

M.

I make decisions about as well as I ever could

I put off making decisions more than I used to

I have greater difficulty in making decisions than before

I can't make any decisions at all anymore

N.

I don't feel I look any worse than I used to

I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive

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

I feel that I look ugly

O.

I can work as well as before

It takes extra effort to get started doing something

I have to push myself very hard to do something

I can't do any work at all

P.

I can sleep as well as usual

I don't sleep as well as I used to

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

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

Q.

I don't get any more tired than usual

I get tired more easily than I used to

I get tired from doing almost anything

I am too tired to do anything

R.

My appetite is not worse than usual

My appetite is not as good as it used to be

My appetite is much worse now

I have no appetite at all anymore

S.

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

I have lost more than 5 pounds

I have lost more than 10 pounds

I have lost more than 15 pounds

T.

I am no more concerned about my health than usual

I am worried about problems such as aches and pains; or upset stomach; or constipation

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

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

U.

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 less interested in sex now

I have lost interested in sex completely

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