Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS-6)

 

KADS-6 was developed and is copy-written by Dr. Stan Kutcher, 2006. Permission to use this scale on this website was obtained from Dr. Kutcher.

OVER THE LAST WEEK, HOW HAVE YOU BEEN “ON AVERAGE” OR “USUALLY” REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

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1.Low mood, sadness, feeling blah or down, depressed, just can’t be bothered. *
2.Feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, letting people down, not being a good person. *
3.Feeling tired, feeling fatigued, low in energy, hard to get motivated, have to push to get things done, want to rest or lie down a lot. *
4.Feeling that life is not very much fun, not feeling good when usually (before getting sick) would feel good, not getting as much pleasure from fun things as usual (before getting sick). *
5.Feeling worried, nervous, panicky, tense, keyed up, anxious. *
6.Thoughts, plans or actions about suicide or self-harm. *