Children’s Depression Inventory – CDI

Select one: [ ] I am sad once in awhile. / [ ] I am sad many times. / [ ] I am sad all the time.

Select one: [ ] Nothing will ever work out for me. / [ ] I am not sure if things will work out for me. / [ ] Things will work out for me O.K.

Select one: [ ] I do most things O.K. / [ ] I do many things wrong. / [ ] I do everything wrong.

Select one: [ ] I have fun in many things. / [ ] I have fun in some things. / [ ] Nothing is fun at all.

Select one: [ ] I am bad all the time. / [ ] I am bad many times. / [ ] I am bad once in a while.

Select one: [ ] I think about bad things happening to me once in a while. / [ ] I worry that bad things will happen to me. / [ ] I am sure that terrible things will happen to me.

Select one: [ ] I hate myself. / [ ] I do not like myself. / [ ] I like myself.

Select one: [ ] All bad things are my fault. / [ ] Many bad things are my fault. / [ ] Bad things are usually not my fault.

Select one: [ ] I feel like crying every day. / [ ] I feel like crying many days. / [ ] I feel like crying once in a while.

Select one: [ ] Things bother me all the time. / [ ] Things bother me many times. / [ ] Things bother me once in a while.

Select one: [ ] I like being with people. / [ ] I do not like being with people many times. / [ ] I do not want to be with people at all.

Select one: [ ] I cannot make up my mind about things. / [ ] It is hard to make up my mind about things. / [ ] I make up my mind about things easily.

Select one: [ ] I look O.K. / [ ] There are some bad things about my looks. / [ ] I look ugly.

Select one: [ ] I have to push myself all the time to do my schoolwork. / [ ] I have to push myself many times to do my schoolwork. / [ ] Doing schoolwork is not a big problem.

Select one: [ ] I have trouble sleeping every night. / [ ] I have trouble sleeping many nights. / [ ] I sleep pretty well.

Select one: [ ] I am tired once in a while. / [ ] I am tired many days. / [ ] I am tired all the time.

Select one: [ ] Most days I do not feel like eating. / [ ] Many days I do not feel like eating. / [ ] I eat pretty well.

Select one: [ ] I do not worry about aches and pains. / [ ] I worry about aches and pains many times. / [ ] I worry about aches and pains all the time.

Select one: [ ] I do not feel alone. / [ ] I feel alone many times. / [ ] I feel alone all the time.

Select one: [ ] I never have fun at school. / [ ] I have fun at school only once in a while. / [ ] I have fun at school many times.

Select one: [ ] I have plenty of friends. / [ ] I have some friends but I wish I had more. / [ ] I do not have any friends.

Select one: [ ] My schoolwork is alright. / [ ] My schoolwork is not as good as before. / [ ] I do very badly in subjects I used to be good in.

Select one: [ ] I can never be as good as other kids. / [ ] I can be as good as other kids if I want to. / [ ] I am just as good as other kids.

Select one: [ ] Nobody really loves me. / [ ] I am not sure if anybody loves me. / [ ] I am sure that somebody loves me.

Select one: [ ] I usually do what I am told. / [ ] I do not do what I am told most times. / [ ] I never do what I am told.

Select one: [ ] I get along with people. / [ ] I get into fights many times. / [ ] I get into fights all the time.