Have you often felt sad or depressed Have you felt like nothing is fun for you and you just aren’t interested in anything Have you often felt grouchy or irritable and often in a bad mood, when even little things would make you mad Have you lost weight, more than just a few pounds Columbia depression scale (ages 11 and over) to be completed by teen as honestly as possible Have you felt like nothing is fun for you and you just aren’t interested in anything?
The columbia depression scale screens adolescents ages 11 and older using parallel youth and parent instruments for both depression and suicide This tool may be used at no cost with permission from the authors. There is also a parent version This version also has 22 items but worded slightly differently from the teen version and focus on the symptoms observed by the parent or caregiver What is the goal of the columbia depression scale? Questions focus on feelings & behaviors over the past four weeks.
