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Depression Screening Quiz

The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology

Check the one response to each item that best describes you for the past 7 days.

Step 1 of 6
During the past 7 days...
1.	Falling Asleep: I never take longer than 30 minutes. I take at least 30 minutes to fall asleep, less than half the time. I take at least 30 minutes to fall asleep, more than half the time. I take more than 60 minutes to fall asleep, more than half the time.
2.	Sleep During the Night: I do not wake up at night. I have a restless, light sleep with a few brief awakenings each night. I wake up at least once a night, but I go back to sleep easily. I awaken more than once a night and stay awake for 20 minutes or more, more than half the time.
3.	Waking Up Too Early: Most of the time, I awaken no more than 30 minutes before I need to get up. More than half the time, I awaken more than 30 minutes before I need to get up. I almost always awaken at least 1 hour or so before I need to, but I go back to sleep eventually. I awaken at least 1 hour before I need to, and can’t go back to sleep.
4.	Sleeping Too Much: I sleep no longer than 7-8 hours/night, without napping during the day. I sleep no longer than 10 hours in a 24-hour period including naps. I sleep no longer than 12 hours in a 24-hour period including naps. I sleep longer than 12 hours in a 24-hour period including naps.

Source: The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology 16-Item Self-Report (QIDS–SR16), University of Pittsburg, http://www.ids-qids.org
Original Citation: Rush, A.J., Giles, D.E., Schlesser, M.A., Fulton, C.L.,Weissenburger, J.E. and Burns, C.T. The Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS): Preliminary findings. Psychiatry Research, 18:65-87, 1986.

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