How Depressed Are You?

Listed below are a variety of thoughts that pop into our heads. Please read each thought and indicate how frequently, if at all, the thought occurred to you over the last week. Please read each item carefully and indicate the appropriate response, using the scale below

5 4 3 2 1
All the time Often Moderate often Sometimes Not at all

1. I feel like I’m up against the world.
2. I’m no good
3. Why can’t I ever succeed?
4. No one understands me.
5. I’ve let people down.
6. I don’t think I can go on.
7. I wish I were a better person
8. I’m so weak.
9. My life’s not going the way I want it to.
10. I’m so disappointed in myself.
11. Nothing feels good anymore
12. I can’t stand this anymore
13. I can’t get started
14. What’s wrong with me?
15. I wish I were somewhere else
16. I can’t get things together
17. I hate myself
18. I’m worthless
19. I wish I could just disappear.
20. What’s the matter with me?
21. I’m a loser
22. My life is a mess.
23. I’m a failure
24. I’ll never make it
25. I feel so helpless
26. Something has to change
27. There must be something wrong with me
28. My future is bleak
29. It’s just not worth it.
30. I can’t finish anything.

Used with permission of Dr. Steven D. Hollon of Vanderbilt University. For more information see: S. D. Hollon, and P.C. Kendall (1980) "cognitive self-statement in depression: Development of an automatic thought questionnaire." Cognitive Therapy and Research, 4, 383 – 95.
Scoring

To find your score, simply add together your response for 30 items.


Norms

Score Percentile
60 85
55 70
49 50
43 30
38 15