Geriatric
D epression
S cale:
Adapted
f rom
t he
G eriatric
D epression
S cale
L ong
F orm
E nglish
f or
S creening
a nd
R esearch
Name:_________________________________________
A ge:_____
S ex:
M ale
F emale
D ate:_____________________
Instructions:
P lease
a nswer
e ach
q uestion
a s
b est
y ou
c an.
( Use
“ ✔”
t o
i ndicate
y our
a nswer)
Clinician
Use
Item
Yes
No
Score
1 .
Are
y ou
b asically
s atisfied
w ith
y our
l ife?
2.
Have
y ou
d ropped
m any
o f
y our
a ctivities
a nd
i nterests?
3.
Do
y ou
f eel
t hat
y our
l ife
i s
e mpty?
4.
Do
y ou
o ften
g et
b ored?
5.
Are
y ou
h opeful
a bout
t he
f uture?
6.
Are
y ou
b othered
b y
t houghts
y ou
c an’t
g et
o ut
o f
y our
head?
7.
Are
y ou
i n
g ood
s pirits
m ost
o f
t he
t ime?
8.
Are
y ou
a fraid
t hat
s omething
b ad
i s
g oing
t o
h appen
t o
you?
9.
Do
y ou
f eel
h appy
m ost
o f
t he
t ime?
10.
Do
y ou
o ften
f eel
h elpless?
11.
Do
y ou
o ften
g et
r estless
a nd
f idgety?
12.
Do
y ou
p refer
t o
s tay
a t
h ome,
r ather
t han
g oing
o ut
a nd
doing
n ew
t hings?
13.
Do
y ou
f requently
w orry
a bout
t he
f uture?
14.
Do
y ou
f eel
y ou
h ave
m ore
p roblems
w ith
m emory
t han
most?
15.
Do
y ou
t hink
i t
i s
w onderful
t o
b e
a live
n ow?
16.
Do
y ou
o ften
f eel
d ownhearted
a nd
b lue?
17.
Do
y ou
f eel
p retty
w orthless
t he
w ay
y ou
a re
n ow?
18.
Do
y ou
w orry
a
l ot
a bout
t he
p ast?
19.
Do
y ou
f ind
l ife
v ery
e xciting?
20.
Is
i t
h ard
f or
y ou
t o
g et
s tarted
o n
n ew
p rojects?
21.
Do
y ou
f eel
f ull
o f
e nergy?
22.
Do
y ou
f eel
t hat
y our
s ituation
i s
h opeless?
23.
Do
y ou
t hink
t hat
m ost
p eople
a re
b etter
o ff
t han
y ou
are?
24.
Do
y ou
f requently
g et
u pset
o ver
l ittle
t hings?
25.
Do
y ou
f requently
f eel
l ike
c rying?
26.
Do
y ou
h ave
t rouble
c oncentrating?
27.
Do
y ou
e njoy
g etting
u p
i n
t he
m orning?
28.
Do
y ou
p refer
t o
a void
s ocial
g atherings?
29.
Is
i t
e asy
f or
y ou
t o
m ake
d ecisions?
30.
Is
y our
m ind
a s
c lear
a s
i t
u sed
t o
b e?
T otal
S core:
(Reprinted
f rom
t he
G eriatric
D epression
S cale
L ong
F orm
E nglish
f ound
a t
h ttp://web.standford.edu/-‐
yesavage/GDS.english.long.html
a nd
f rom
B rink TL, Yesavage JA, Lum O, Heersema P, Adey MB, Rose TL: Screening tests for
geriatric depression. Clinical Gerontologist 1: 37-44, 1982.)