Our Depression Quiz plugin was developed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), one of the most widely used tools for measuring the severity of depression.
The quiz taker is not asked for personal or contact information. This is strictly for informational purposes.
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3. Navigate to Plugins
4. Upload the Plugin
5. Activate the Plugin
6. Place the Shortcode on a Page or Post
<div id="depressionQuiz">
<form id="depressionQuizForm">
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<fieldset class="step">
<div class="question">
<p>Question 1</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q1" value="0" required> I do not feel sad.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q1" value="1" required> I feel sad.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q1" value="2" required> I am sad all the time and I can't snap out of it.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q1" value="3" required> I am so sad and unhappy that I can't stand it.</label>
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<p>Question 2</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q2" value="0" required> I am not particularly discouraged about the future.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q2" value="1" required> I feel discouraged about the future.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q2" value="2" required> I feel I have nothing to look forward to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q2" value="3" required> I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve.</label>
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<p>Question 3</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q3" value="0"> I do not feel like a failure.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q3" value="1" required> I feel I have failed more than the average person.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q3" value="2" required> As I look back on my life, all I can see is a lot of failures.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q3" value="3" required> I feel I am a complete failure as a person.</label>
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<p>Question 4</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q4" value="0" required> I get as much satisfaction out of things as I used to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q4" value="1" required> I don't enjoy things the way I used to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q4" value="2" required> I don't get real satisfaction out of anything anymore.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q4" value="3" required> I am dissatisfied or bored with everything.</label>
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<div class="question">
<p>Question 5</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q5" value="0" required> I don't feel particularly guilty.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q5" value="1" required> I feel guilty a good part of the time.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q5" value="2" required> I feel quite guilty most of the time.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q5" value="3" required> I feel guilty all of the time.</label>
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<p>Question 6</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q6" value="0" required> I don't feel I am being punished.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q6" value="1" required> I feel I may be punished.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q6" value="2" required> I expect to be punished.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q6" value="3" required> I feel I am being punished.</label>
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<p>Question 7</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q7" value="0" required> I don't feel disappointed in myself.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q7" value="1" required> I am disappointed in myself.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q7" value="2" required> I am disgusted with myself.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q7" value="3" required> I hate myself.</label>
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<p>Question 8</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q8" value="0" required> I don't feel I am any worse than anybody else.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q8" value="1" required> I am critical of myself for my weaknesses or mistakes.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q8" value="2" required> I blame myself all the time for my faults.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q8" value="3" required> I blame myself for everything bad that happens.</label>
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<p>Question 9</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q9" value="0" required> I don't have any thoughts of killing myself.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q9" value="1" required> I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q9" value="2" required> I would like to kill myself.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q9" value="3" required> I would kill myself if I had the chance.</label>
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<p>Question 10</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q10" value="0" required> I don't cry any more than usual.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q10" value="1" required> I cry more now than I used to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q10" value="2" required> I cry all the time now.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q10" value="3" required> I used to be able to cry but now I can't cry even though I want to.</label>
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<p>Question 11</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q11" value="0" required> I am no more irritated by things than I ever was.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q11" value="1" required> I am slightly more irritated now than usual.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q11" value="2" required> I am quite annoyed or irritated a good deal of the time.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q11" value="3" required> I feel irritated all the time.</label>
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<p>Question 12</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q12" value="0" required> I have not lost interest in other people.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q12" value="1" required> I am less interested in other people than I used to be.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q12" value="2" required> I have lost most of my interest in other people.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q12" value="3" required> I have lost all of my interest in other people.</label>
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</fieldset>
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<p>Question 13</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q13" value="0" required> I make decisions about as well as I ever could.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q13" value="1" required> I put off making decisions more than I used to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q13" value="2" required> I have greater difficulty in making decisions more than I used to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q13" value="3" required> I can't make decisions at all anymore.</label>
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<p>Question 14</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q14" value="0" required> I don't feel that I look any worse than I used to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q14" value="1" required> I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q14" value="2" required> I feel there are permanent changes in my appearance that make me look unattractive.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q14" value="3" required> I believe that I look ugly.</label>
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<p>Question 15</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q15" value="0" required> I can work about as well as before.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q15" value="1" required> It takes an extra effort to get started at doing something.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q15" value="2" required> I have to push myself very hard to do anything.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q15" value="3" required> I can't do any work at all.</label>
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<p>Question 16</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q16" value="0" required> I can sleep as well as usual.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q16" value="1" required> I don't sleep as well as I used to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q16" value="2" required> I wake up 1-2 hours earlier than usual and find it hard to get back to sleep.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q16" value="3" required> I wake up several hours earlier than I used to and cannot get back to sleep.</label>
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<p>Question 17</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q17" value="0" required> I don't get more tired than usual.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q17" value="1" required> I get tired more easily than I used to.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q17" value="2" required> I get tired from doing almost anything.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q17" value="3" required> I am too tired to do anything.</label>
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<p>Question 18</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q18" value="0" required> My appetite is no worse than usual.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q18" value="1" required> My appetite is not as good as it used to be.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q18" value="2" required> My appetite is much worse now.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q18" value="3" required> I have no appetite at all anymore.</label>
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<p>Question 19</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q19" value="0" required> I haven't lost much weight, if any, lately.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q19" value="1" required> I have lost more than five pounds.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q19" value="2" required> I have lost more than ten pounds.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q19" value="3" required> I have lost more than fifteen pounds.</label>
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<p>Question 20</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q20" value="0" required> I am no more worried about my health than usual.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q20" value="1" required> I am worried about physical problems like aches, pains, upset stomach, or constipation.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q20" value="2" required> I am very worried about physical problems and it's hard to think of much else.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q20" value="3" required> I am so worried about my physical problems that I cannot think of anything else.</label>
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<p>Question 21</p>
<label><input type="radio" name="q21" value="0" required> I have not noticed any recent change in my interest in sex.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q21" value="1" required> I am less interested in sex than I used to be.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q21" value="2" required> I have almost no interest in sex.</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="q21" value="3" required> I have lost interest in sex completely.</label>
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</fieldset>
<div class="form-navigation">
<button class="form-btn" type="button" onclick="prevStep()" id="prevButton" >Previous</button>
<button class="form-btn" type="button" onclick="nextStep()" id="nextButton" >Next</button>
<button type="submit" style="display: none;" id="submitBtn">Submit</button>
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</form>
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<div id="results" style="display: none;">
<h2>Results:</h2>
<div id="extremeDepression" style="display: none;" class="result">
<p>Your assessment indicates you may suffer from extreme depression. Contact a healthcare provider immediately.</p>
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<div id="severeDepression" style="display: none;" class="result">
<p>Your assessment indicates you may suffer from severe depression. Contact a healthcare provider immediately.</p>
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<div id="moderateDepression" style="display: none;" class="result">
<p>Your assessment indicates you may suffer from moderate depression. Contact a healthcare provider to seek help.</p>
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<div id="borderlineDepression" style="display: none;" class="result">
<p>Your assessment indicates you may suffer from borderline clinical depression. Contact a healthcare provider to seek help.</p>
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<div id="mildmoodDisturbance" style="display: none;" class="result">
<p>Your assessment indicates you may suffer from mild mood disturbance. Contact a healthcare provider to seek help.</p>
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<div id="normal" style="display: none;" class="result">
<p>These ups and downs are considered normal.</p>
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