Depression symptomsMajor Depression
1I feel sad, down in the dumps or unhappy2
2I can't concentrate or focus2
3Nothing seems to give me much pleasure2
4I feel tired; have no energy1
5I have had thoughts of suicide0
6aI have difficulty sleeping2
6bI sleep too much1
7aI have lost some appetite1
7bI am eating more0
Anxiety symptomsGeneralized Anxiety (Q8–9) · Panic Disorder (Q10–11) · Social Anxiety (Q12)
8I feel tense, anxious or can't sit still1
9I feel worried or fearful1
10I have attacks of anxiety or panic2
11I worry about dying or losing control1
12I am nervous or shaky in social situations1
PTSD symptomsPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder
13I have nightmares or flashbacks2
14I am jumpy or feel startled easily1
15I avoid places that remind of a bad experience1
16I feel dull, numb, or detached1
Other anxiety symptomsObsessive-Compulsive Disorder
17I can't get certain thoughts out of my mind1
18I must repeat certain acts or rituals0
19I feel the need to check and recheck things1
Bipolar symptomsBipolar Disorder (unstable mood)
20I have more energy than usual1
21I have felt unusually irritable or angry1
22I have felt unusually excited, revved up or high1
23I have needed less sleep than usual0
Functional impairmentwhether any of the above symptoms… (Q5 also reviewed here)
24…interferes with my work or school1
25…affects my relationships with friends or family1
26…has led to my using alcohol to get by1
27…has led to my using other substances0
Legend — answer scale
0Not at all
1Rarely
2Sometimes
3Often
4Most of the time
Legend — categories
Depression (Q1–7)
Anxiety (Q8–19, including the PTSD items)
PTSD (Q13–16)
Bipolar (Q20–23)
Functional impairment (Q5, Q24–27)
DVPRS pain scale (0–10)
3Pain right now. “Sometimes distracts me”
3Activity. Interfered with usual activity, past 24 hours
2Sleep. Interfered with sleep, past 24 hours
3Mood. Affected mood, past 24 hours
3Stress. Contributed to stress, past 24 hours
The pain score is the first number: 3 Mild (it was 6, then 5). The four past-24-hour answers are shown one by one and never averaged. Bands: 0 no pain · green 1–4 mild · yellow 5–6 moderate · red 7–10 severe.
Other symptoms to ask about
Depression: feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt; psychomotor agitation or retardation; aches and pains; recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
GAD: muscle tension; aches and pains
Panic Disorder: palpitations, tachycardia, dyspnea, choking feeling, chest pain or discomfort, dizziness, light-headedness; sweating, hot or cold flashes; trembling, paresthesias; persistent fear of future attacks; a change in behavior related to the attacks; feeling of unreality (derealization), feeling detached from oneself, fear of losing control or of going crazy. Consider Agoraphobia: anxiety or panic associated with “unsafe” locations