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The Wakefield Questionnaire

Instructions:

The following depression screening quiz, known as The Wakefield Questionnaire, is presented here to help you become more familiar with the signs and symptoms of depression.

This questionnaire is not intended to replace a visit to a mental health professional. Only a professional can diagnose depression. The completed questionnaire can be shown to a healthcare professional to help open a dialogue about depression.

This questionnaire contains groups of statements. Read each group of statements carefully, them click the radio button next to the selection which best completes each statement as it applies to you. Make sure you choose the statement that describes how you are feeling now, not how you were feeling or how you hope to feel in the future. Click the "Score My Questionnaire" at the end of the test to receive your results.

Note: This test is an anonymous service provided to you solely for educational purposes. Absolutely no information about you is collected by this program.

I feel miserable and sad.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

I find it easy to do the things I used to do.

Yes, definitely
Yes, sometimes
No, not much
No, not at all

I get very frightened or panicky feeling for apparently no reason at all.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

I have weeping spells, or feel like it.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

I still enjoy the things I used to.

Yes, definitely
Yes, sometimes
No, not much
No, not at all

I am restless and can't keep still.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

I get off to sleep easily without sleeping tablets.

Yes, definitely
Yes, sometimes
No, not much
No, not at all

I feel anxious when I go out of the house on my own.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

I have lost interest in things.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

I get tired for no reason.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

I am more irritable than usual.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

I wake early and then sleep badly for the rest of the night.

No, not at all
No, not much
Yes, sometimes
Yes, definitely

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