CES – DEPRESSION SCALE
Instructions: Circle the score (0, 1, 2 or 3) for each statement that best describes how often you felt this way during the past week.
| Rarely or none of the time (less than 1 day) | Some or a little of the time (1-2 days) | Occasionally or a moderate amount of the time (3-4 days) | Most or all of the time (5-7 days) | |
| 1. I was bothered by things that usually don’t bother me | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2. I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. I felt that I could not shake off the blues even with help from my family & friends | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. I felt that I was just as good as other people | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6. I felt depressed | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7. I felt that everything I did was an effort | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8. I felt helpful about the future | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9. I felt my life had been a failure | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 disliked me | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20. I could not ‘get going’ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
SCORING THE CES – DEPRESSION SCALE
The 20 item scale is reliable and valid self-report inventory that samples feelings of depression during the previous week.
Items 4, 8 and 16 are ‘reverse items’; score these items as follows:
3 = 0
2 = 1
0 = 3
The total score is calculated by adding together the score for each item.
Range: 0 – 60
OUTCOMES:
0 – 9 Suggests that the individual is not depressed
10 – 15 Suggests mild depression
16 – 24 Suggests moderate depression
24 + Severe depression