Depression self-evaluation – Goldberg Depression Scale

InstructionsYou might reproduce this scale and use it on a weekly basis to track your moods. It also might be used to show your doctor how your symptoms have changed from one visit to the next. Changes of five or more points are significant. This scale is not designed to make a diagnosis of depression or take the place of a professional diagnosis. If you suspect that you are depressed, please consult a mental health professional as soon as possible.The 18 items below refer to how you have felt and behaved during the past week. For each item, indicate the extent to which it is true, by checking the appropriate response next to the item.Responses:Not...

Circadian Rhythm Chronotherapy for Depression Treatment

In one of our previous post we discussed an unusual approach to the depression treatment through sleep deprivation. This method shows very encouraging results in the critical conditions, but is difficult to apply and the received positive effects are usually not sustainable. While the related research is still ongoing, there is no doubt that sleep and depression have tight links, and there is a good potential for the further remedy for the patients. Chronotherapy is one of the new therapies, applying developed knowledge on the connection between natural biorhythms and well-being to the depression treatment. It is using the circadian rhythm-altering...

Quick inventory of depressive symptomatology (self-report) (QIDS-SR 16)

Instructions: Please circle the one response to each item that best describes you for the past seven days. 1. Falling asleep: 0 I never take longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep. 1 I take at least 30 minutes to fall asleep, less than half the time. 2 I take at least 30 minutes to fall asleep, more than half the time. 3 I take more than 60 minutes to fall asleep, more than half the time. 2. Sleep during the night: 0 I do not wake up at night. 1 I have a restless, light sleep with a few brief awakenings each night. 2 I wake up at least once a night, but I go back to sleep easily. 3 I awaken more than once a night and stay awake for 20 minutes...

Free online computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression

Free? Then can it be worth much? Ah, that might depend on how hard you work. This is working with a computer, not a human.Mind you, this may not work as well as seeing a real live therapist who knows the CBT approach well. But lots of people can't get real live CBT, because they: Can't afford it Can't find it Don't like the whole idea of telling someone their problems (guys?) Think they've already had it (but haven't) So, if there was a way to get cognitive therapy for free, that would be pretty nifty. Well, there is. What is MoodGYM?MoodGYM is an innovative, interactive web program designed to prevent depression. It consists...