Dilemmas in Prescribing for Elderly People
Geriatric Depression Scale

Dilemmas in Prescribing for Elderly People PDF

Instructions: Choose the best answer to describe how you have felt over the past week.
A total score >10 is almost always depression.

1 Are you basically satisfied with your life?  Yes  No
2 Have you dropped many of your activities and interests?  Yes  No
3 Do you feel that your life is empty?  Yes  No
4 Do you often get bored?  Yes  No
5 Are you in good spirits most of the time?  Yes  No
6 Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you?  Yes  No
7 Do you feel happy most of the time?  Yes  No
8 Do you often feel helpless?  Yes  No
9 Do you prefer to stay at home, rather than going out and doing new things?  Yes  No
10 Do you feel you have more problems with memory than most?  Yes  No
11 Do you think it is wonderful to be alive now?  Yes  No
12 Do you feel pretty worthless the way you are now?  Yes  No
13 Do you feel full of energy?  Yes  No
14 Do you feel that your situation is hopeless?  Yes  No
15 Do you think that most people are better off than you are?  Yes  No
Total =     

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