Todays Note

Depression is a very common problem with someone being abused. This is a personal inventory - which shows how wide-spread depression can be. It's called the "Beck Depression Inventory".

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It was at this site.

http://www.orlandocvi.com/documents/BeckDepressionInventory1.pdf

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      0 __ I am no more worried about my health than usual

      1 __ I am worried about physical problems like aches, pains, upset stomach or constipation

      2 __ I am very worried about my physical problems and it’s hard to think of much else

      3 __ I am so worried about my physical problems that I cannot think of anything else

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    0 __  I have not noticed any recent change in my interest in sex

    1 __ I am less interested in sex than I used to be

    2 __ I have almost no interest in sex

    3 __ I have lost interest in sex completely

Now that you have finished the inventory, add up the score for each of the twenty-one questions. Count the number to the left of each question you marked. The highest possible score for the whole inventory is sixty-three. This would mean you circled number three on all twenty-one questions. Since the lowest score possible for each question is zero – the lowest score will be zero. This means you circled zero on each question.

You can evaluate your depression according to the table below.

Total Score ______________

Levels of Depression

1 – 10     These ups and downs are considered  normal

11 – 16    Mild mood disturbances

17- 20      Borderline Clinical Depression

21 – 30     Moderate Depression

31 – 40     Severe Depression

Over 40    Extreme Depression

Take this test a couple of times a week - for a month - to get an average score. A persistent score of 17 or above indicates you might want to consider help with depression.