Beck's Depression Inventory - Charleston Ketamine Center

Below is a list of common symptoms of depression. Please carefully read each item in the list. Indicate how much you have been bothered by that symptom during the past month.

Beck’s Depression Inventory

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To what extent have you experienced feelings of sadness?

I do not feel sad.

I feel sad

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

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

2 / 21

How discouraged have you felt about the future?

I am not particularly discouraged about the future.

I feel discouraged about the future.

I feel I have nothing to look forward to.

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

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To what extent have you experienced feelings of failure?

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 failures.

I feel I am a complete failure as a person.

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How much satisfaction have you gotten from things you usually enjoy?

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.

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How strongly have feelings of guilt affected you?

I don't feel particularly guilty.

I feel guilty a good part of the time.

I feel quite guilty most of the time.

I feel guilty all of the time.

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To what extent have you felt a sense of punishment?

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.

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How strongly have you felt self-disappointment or self-hatred?

I don't feel disappointed in myself.

I am disappointed in myself.

I am disgusted with myself.

I hate myself.

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How strongly have you held yourself responsible for problems or mistakes?

I don't feel I am any worse than anybody else.

I am critical of myself for my weaknesses or mistakes.

I blame myself all the time for my faults.

I blame myself for everything bad that happens.

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To what extent have you experienced suicidal thoughts or wishes?

(If you are feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988)

I don't have any thoughts of suicide.

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

I would like to harm myself.

I would harm myself if I had the chance.

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How much do you cry compared to usual?

I don't cry any 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 even though I want to.

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To what extent have you felt annoyed or irritable?

I am no more irritated by things than I ever was.

I am slightly more irritated now than usual.

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

I feel irritated all the time.

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How strongly have you felt connected to or engaged with other people?

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.

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How often have you struggled with making choices?

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 more than I used to.

I can't make decisions at all anymore.

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To what extent have you felt unattractive or dissatisfied with how you look?

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

I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive.

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

I feel very negative about the way I look.

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How strongly have you struggled with your ability to work or be productive?

I can work about as well as before.

It takes an extra effort to get started at doing something.

I have to push myself very hard to do anything.

I can't do any work at all.

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How strongly have sleep problems affected you?

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.

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To what extent have you experienced fatigue?

I don't get 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.

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To what extent have you noticed a loss of appetite?

My appetite is no 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.

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Have you lost weight recently?

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

I have lost more than five pounds.

I have lost more than ten pounds.

I have lost more than fifteen pounds.

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How strongly have health worries occupied your thoughts?

I am no more worried about my health than usual.

I am worried about physical problems like aches, pains, 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 of anything else.

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How strongly have you felt a decrease in sexual desire?

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

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

I have almost no interest in sex.

I have lost interest in sex completely.

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Beck’s Depression Inventory

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