A depression test is a screener that can help diagnose whether someone is depressed. Usually it takes the form of a questionnaire in which the patient rates how he has felt recently.
Depression-screening.org has a good depression screener. Mayoclinc.com has a good depression self-assessment. Where can you find and online depression test? You can find online depression test all over the internet. I would suggest using www.everydayhealth.com/depression.
they are prob. not valid and the test is not mesured depression
An Online Depression test works by the user answering a series of question that test the current mood of the person. As depression change the moon frequently the test can determine the range of emotion of the user. It asks question about how the user would solve situation to determine if they have depression because user who have depression would has an unclear judgment compare to a non-depression user.
There is a test for depression called a depression screener. They look at the answers given and can tell you if you might be a candidate for medical treatment. You can find an accredited one at www.liveyourlifewell.org.
No. You should not depend on an online depression test. Depression should only be diagnosed by a professional who is trained in the area of mental health.
the test scored appear to be reliable
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if it does, it only seems to affect "ordinary depression" that everyone has some of, not "clinical depression"
It would be helpful if there were an accurate blood test for the diagnosis of depression. However, there is no valid laboratory test, to date. (It was once thought that the dexamethasone suppression test was an accurate blood test for depression - and many were ordered in the 1970s. It proved to be both inaccurate and invalid.) The best way to diagnose depression is by a combination of clinical interviewing and scale scoring (HAM-D or Hamilton Depression Scale, or MADRAS, which is the the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating and Assessment Scale). The do-it-yourself Beck Depression inventory (BDI) can be downloaded or viewed online. If depression is suspected, it wouldn't be a bad idea to schedule an appointment with a qualified therapist. If depressive symptoms are moderate to severe, medication can help to supplement the work of therapy (from a primary care physician or psychiatrist).