Your total score: 0
The severity of depression: No depression
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— no depression
— mild depression
— moderate depression
— severe depression
Interpretation/scoring
The sum of the ten questions indicates the degree of depression. For items 8 and 10, with two answer categories for each (a) and (b), the highest score is used. The theoretical score range is thus from 0 (no depression) to 50 (maximum depression).
Score |
Severity of depression |
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| <20 | — | No depression |
| 20-24 | — | Mild depression |
| 25-29 | — | Moderate depression |
| ≥30 | — | Severe depression |
According to ICD-10:
It does not fall under the classification of ICD-10
Core symptoms: 0
Accompanying symptoms: 0
Interpretation/scoring
The three top symptoms which reflect the core symptoms of the WHO/ICD-10 diagnosis of depressions must have been present during the last two weeks for most of the time. The accompanying symptoms in the remaining seven MDI items must have been present during the last two weeks for more than half of the time.
- Mild depression: 2 core symptoms and 2 or 3 accompanying symptoms
- Moderate depression: 2 core symptoms and 4 accompanying symptoms
- Severe depression: 3 core symptoms and 5 or more accompanying symptoms.
According to DSM-IV:
It does not fall under the classification of DSM-IV
Core symptoms: 0
Accompanying symptoms: 0
Individual symptoms:
| 1. Mood | ||||||
| 2. Interest | ||||||
| 3. Fatigue | ||||||
| 4. Guilt | ||||||
| 5. Suicidal ideation | ||||||
| 6. Concentration | ||||||
| 7. Psychomotor changes | ||||||
| 8. Sleep | ||||||
| 9. Weight/appetite |
Interpretation/scoring
Major depression is diagnosed if ≥5 of the 9 symptoms (items 4 and 5 combined) have been present in the past two weeks and if symptom 1 or 2 are included in these 5 symptoms.
A more precise major depression diagnosis depends on the answer to item 9 (a) or (b) and to item 10 (a) or (b).
- Major depression without inverse neurovegetative symptoms: a score on 9a and 10a.
- Major depression with inverse neurovegetative symptoms: a score on 9b and 10b.