Rarely or
none of Some or a Occasionally Most or
the time little of or a moderate all of
(less than the time amount of the the time
During the past week: 1 day) (1–2 days) time (3–4 days) (5–7 days)
1. I was bothered by things that usually 0 1 2 3
don’t bother me.
2. I did not feel like eating; my appetite 0 1 2 3
was poor.
3. I felt that I could not shake off the 0 1 2 3
blues even with help from my family
or friends.
4. I felt that I was just as good as 0 1 2 3
other people.
5. I had trouble keeping my mind on 0 1 2 3
what I was doing.
6. I felt depressed. 0 1 2 3
7. I felt that everything I did was 0 1 2 3
an effort.
8. I felt hopeful about the future. 0 1 2 3
9. I thought my life had been 0 1 2 3
a failure.
10. I felt fearful. 0 1 2 3
11. My sleep was restless. 0 1 2 3
12. I was happy. 0 1 2 3
13. I talked less than usual. 0 1 2 3
14. I felt lonely. 0 1 2 3
15. People were unfriendly. 0 1 2 3
16. I enjoyed life. 0 1 2 3
17. I had crying spells. 0 1 2 3
18. I felt sad. 0 1 2 3
19. I felt that people dislike me. 0 1 2 3
20. I could not get “going.” 0 1 2 3
Adapted from Radloff LS. The CES-D Scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl Psychol
Measurement 1977; 1:387, Table 1. Copyright 1977 West Publishing Co./Applied Psychological Measurement Inc. Reproduced by permission.