Form: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, CES-DC

1 – Not At All
2 – A Little
3 – Some
4 – A Lot
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2
3
4
1
I was bothered by things that usually don't bother me.
2
I did not feel like eating, I wasn't very hungry.
3
I wasn't able to feel happy, even when my family or friends tried to help me feel better.
4
I felt like I was just as good as other kids.
5
I felt like I couldn't pay attention to what I was doing.
6
I felt down and unhappy.
7
I felt like I was too tired to do things.
8
I felt like something good was going to happen.
9
I felt like things I did before didn't work out right.
10
I felt scared.
11
I didn't sleep as well as I usually sleep
12
I was happy.
13
I was more quiet than usual.
14
I felt lonely, like I didn't have any friends.
15
I felt like kids I know were not friendly or that they didn't want to be with me.
16
I had a good time.
17
I felt like crying.
18
I felt sad.
19
I felt people didn't like me.
20
It was hard to get started doing things.

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The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.