The 10 Tools

These proven tools can help you feel stronger and more hopeful. Check out each page for specific, easy-to-follow tips.

Depression Screener

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?		Not at all	Several days	More than half the days	Nearly every day

1.	Little interest or pleasure in doing things

2.	Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

3.	Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much

4.	Feeling tired or having little energy

5.	Poor appetite or overeating

6.	Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down

7.	Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television

8.	Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite—being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual

9.	Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way

If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?			Not difficult at all Somewhat difficult Very difficult Extremely difficult

Taking a depression-screening test is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of clinical depression. The depression-screening test on this site is completely anonymous and confidential.

The LiveYourLifeWell web site is NOT designed to respond to suicide crisis. If you believe you are at risk for suicide, dial "911" or go immediately to the nearest hospital Emergency Room for an evaluation. To locate a suicide crisis center in your area through the American Association of Suicidology web site, click here. For additional information about suicide, click here for the American Foundation for Suicide

DISCLAIMER

The screening test on this web site is intended solely for the purpose of identifying the symptoms of depressive disorders, and is not designed to provide a diagnosis for clinical depression. An accurate diagnosis for depression and other psychiatric disorders can only be made by a physician or qualified mental health professional after a complete evaluation, including a physical exam to rule out any medical illnesses or conditions.

The screening test on this site is not appropriate for, and should not be completed by, persons under age 18. Persons under age 18 with symptoms of depression are advised to talk with their parents or guardians about seeing a physician or qualified mental health professional for a complete evaluation. Click here for more about psychiatric disorders in adolescents and children.

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