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Goldberg Depression Scale

You might reproduce (Printer-Friendly Version) 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 with a mental health professional as soon as possible. The 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 circling one of the numbers that follows it.

0 = Not at all 1 = Just a little 2 = Somewhat 3 = Moderately 4 = Quite a lot 5 = Very much

I do things slowly.	1	2	3	4	5
My future seems hopeless.	1	2	3	4	5
It is hard for me to concentrate on reading.	1	2	3	4	5
The pleasure and joy has gone out of my life.	1	2	3	4	5
I have difficulty making decisions.	1	2	3	4	5
I have lost interest in aspects of life that used to be important to me.	1	2	3	4	5
I feel sad, blue, and unhappy.	1	2	3	4	5
I am agitated and keep moving around.	1	2	3	4	5
I feel fatigued.	1	2	3	4	5
It takes great effort for me to do simple things.	1	2	3	4	5
I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves to be punished.	1	2	3	4	5
I feel like a failure.	1	2	3	4	5
I feel lifeless - - - more dead than alive.	1	2	3	4	5
My sleep has been disturbed too little, too much, or broken sleep.	1	2	3	4	5
I spend time thinking about HOW I might kill myself.	1	2	3	4	5
I feel trapped or caught.	1	2	3	4	5
I feel depressed even when good things happen to me.	1	2	3	4	5
Without trying to diet, I have lost, or gained, weight.	1	2	3	4	5

Goldberg Mania Scale

You might reproduce (Printer-Friendly Version) 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 mania or take the place of a professional diagnosis. If you suspect that you are manic, please consult with a mental health professional as soon as possible. The 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 circling one of the numbers that follows it.

0 = Not at all 1 = Just a little 2 = Somewhat 3 = Moderately 4 = Quite a lot 5 = Very much

My mind has never been sharper.	1	2	3	4	5
I need less sleep than usual.	1	2	3	4	5
I have so many plans and new ideas that it is hard for me to work.	1	2	3	4	5
I feel a pressure to talk and talk.	1	2	3	4	5
I have been particularly happy.	1	2	3	4	5
I have been more active than usual.	1	2	3	4	5
I talk so fast that people have a hard time keeping up with me.	1	2	3	4	5
I have more new ideas than I can handle.	1	2	3	4	5
I have been irritable.	1	2	3	4	5
It's easy for me to think of jokes and funny stories.	1	2	3	4	5
I have been feeling like "the life of the party."	1	2	3	4	5
I have been full of energy.	1	2	3	4	5
I have been thinking about sex.	1	2	3	4	5
I have been feeling particularly playful.	1	2	3	4	5
I have special plans for the world.	1	2	3	4	5
I have been spending too much money.	1	2	3	4	5
My attention keeps jumping from one idea to another.	1	2	3	4	5
I find it hard to slow down and stay in one place.	1	2	3	4	5

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