CES-D (depression scale)
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (Radloff 1977): the 20-item self-report total (0-60); 16 or more flags clinically significant depressive symptoms.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Item 1
- 0
- Item 2
- 0
- Item 3
- 0
- Item 4
- 0
- Item 5
- 0
- Item 6
- 3
- Item 7
- 0
- Item 8
- 0
- Item 9
- 3
- Item 10
- 0
The other 10 values
- Item 11
- 0
- Item 12
- 0
- Item 13
- 0
- Item 14
- 3
- Item 15
- 0
- Item 16
- 0
- Item 17
- 0
- Item 18
- 3
- Item 19
- 0
- Item 20
- 0
Result: CES-D 24/60: 16 or more -- clinically significant depressive symptoms warranting further evaluation.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Scale
- 20 items rated 0-3 over the past week; total 0-60. The four positively-worded items (4, 8, 12, 16) are reverse-scored per the published key.
- Threshold
- a total of 16 or more commonly flags clinically significant depressive symptoms warranting further evaluation.
What you enter
- Item 1 (0-3)
- Item 2 (0-3)
- Item 3 (0-3)
- Item 4 (0-3)
- Item 5 (0-3)
- Item 6 (0-3)
- Item 7 (0-3)
- Item 8 (0-3)
- Item 9 (0-3)
- Item 10 (0-3)
The other 10 fields
- Item 11 (0-3)
- Item 12 (0-3)
- Item 13 (0-3)
- Item 14 (0-3)
- Item 15 (0-3)
- Item 16 (0-3)
- Item 17 (0-3)
- Item 18 (0-3)
- Item 19 (0-3)
- Item 20 (0-3)
How this is calculated
Radloff LS. The CES-D Scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl Psychol Meas. 1977;1(3):385-401. Read the source ↗
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