The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) is a widely used self-assessment tool designed to help you understand if you could be depressed, and if so, how severe your depression is.
It asks questions about how you have been feeling over the past two weeks. Respond quickly and intuitively.
The test takes about 5–10 minutes to complete.
This self-assessment includes 21 short sets of statements. For each one, read through all the answer options first. Then choose the one that best describes how you’ve been feeling over the past two weeks—including today.
If more than one answer feels true, go with the one that feels most true—or choose the one with the highest number. That helps reflect your experience more accurately.
When in doubt, take the test quickly and use your intuition more than your analytical brain.
