CESD-R
ValidatedCenter for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale – Revised (CESD-R)
Adults (18+)Self~4 min20 questions
Below is a list of the ways you might have felt or behaved. Please check the boxes to tell me how often you have felt this way in the past week or so.
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About this screener — evidence, source
Twenty items rating how often each depressive symptom occurred in the past week or so, with an extra "nearly every day for 2 weeks" option. Gives a CESD-style total (0–60; 16 or more is clinically significant) and an algorithmic category from no clinical significance to meeting criteria for a major depressive episode.
Evidence · validated
In a community sample (N = 7,389) and a student sample (N = 245), the CESD-R showed high internal consistency, a unidimensional factor structure, and convergent and divergent validity with anxiety, schizotypy and positive and negative affect; the algorithmic classification gave base rates of depression consistent with epidemiological data (Van Dam & Earleywine, Psychiatry Res 2011;186:128–132). The ≥ 16 threshold carries over from the original CES-D.
Source & licence
Eaton WW, Muntaner C, Smith C, Tien A, Ybarra M. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: review and revision (CESD and CESD-R). In: Maruish ME, ed. The Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcomes Assessment. 3rd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum; 2004:363–377. Radloff LS. The CES-D scale. Appl Psychol Meas. 1977;1:385–401.
Licence: Public domain — cesd-r.com states "The CESD-R is in the public domain so it is free to use in your research."
Items from the official CESD-R form (https://cesd-r.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cesdrscale.pdf); total score and category algorithm from https://cesd-r.com/cesdr/.
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