Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), NIMH

The CES-D (Redloff, 1977) is a 10-item self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptomatology in the general population. The items of the scale are symptoms associated with depression, and the scale is rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale corresponding to how often the respondent experienced each symptom in a week (1=less than 1 day, 4=5-7 days).

Related Article

Radloff, L. S. (1977). The CES-D scale: A self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Applied Psychological Measurements, 1, 385-401. http://doi.org/10.1177/014662167700100306

Downloads

• CES-D: Word Document
• CES-D: Redcap Data Dictionary (.csv)

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