SR16 is a professional, systematic, and very rigorous self-evaluation scale. It contains 16 items. It is characterized by its simplicity and clarity. You can quickly understand your own depression level through this questionnaire. Mainly suitable for adults with depressive symptoms, including outpatients and inpatients.
It contains 16 items, each related to a different aspect of depressive symptoms. Please choose the answer for each item that best describes your situation in the past two weeks based on the description. Please note that this is a self-assessment tool and not a substitute for professional diagnosis.
references:
Rush, AJ, Trivedi, MH, Ibrahim, HM, Carmody, TJ, Arnow, B., Klein, DK, Keller, MB (2003). The 16-Item quick inventory of depressive symptomatology (QIDS), clinician rating (QIDS- C), and self-report (QIDS-SR): a psychometric evaluation in patients with chronic major depression. Biological Psychiatry, 54, 573-583.
