Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
Instruct the Pt to choose the answer that best describes how they felt over the past week	Yes	No
■ Are you basically satisfied with your life?
■ Have you dropped any of your activities or interests?
■ Do you feel that your life is empty?
■ Do you often get bored?
■ Are you in good spirits most of the time?
■ Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you?
■ Do you feel happy most of the time?
■ Do you often feel helpless?
■ Do you prefer to stay at home rather than going out and doing new things?
■ Do you feel that you have more problems with memory than most people?
■ Do you think that it is wonderful to be alive?
■ Do you feel pretty worthless the way you are now?
■ Do you feel full of energy?
■ Do you feel that your situation is worthless?
■ Do you feel that most people are better off than you are?
Note: A total of five–six inappropriate answers is suggestive of depression; a total of seven or more inappropriate answers is significant and indicates that Pt needs further evaluation.