{"id":1990,"date":"2010-02-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2010\/02\/are-you-depressed-take-this.html"},"modified":"2010-02-18T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T10:00:00","slug":"are-you-depressed-take-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2010\/02\/are-you-depressed-take-this.html","title":{"rendered":"Are You Depressed? Take This Quiz to Find Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>CUDOS (Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale)<\/strong> form below is a very useful tool to determine where you are in the depressive cycle. I fill this out prior to seeing Dr. Smith once a month (or every six weeks if I&#8217;m in a good spot). The exercise has become an important part of my recovery, because, by my score, I can gauge just how depressed I am and take the necessary course of action. <a href=\"http:\/\/ajp.psychiatryonline.org\/cgi\/reprint\/161\/10\/1911.pdf\">To read more about this form, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> I think you can see a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifespan.org\/rih\/services\/mentalhealth\/midas\/scales\/cudosform.pdf\">better picture by downloading a PDF which you should find at www.lifespan.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View CUDOS form on Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/6449363\/CUDOS-form\" style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;\">CUDOS form<\/a> <object codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0\" id=\"doc_445024449097607\" name=\"doc_445024449097607\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" align=\"middle\" height=\"500\" width=\"100%\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=6449363&amp;access_key=key-1b2rthpknnjyhd2spwol&amp;page=1&amp;version=1&amp;viewMode=\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"play\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"loop\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"scale\" value=\"showall\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\" \/><param name=\"devicefont\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"salign\" value=\"\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=6449363&amp;access_key=key-1b2rthpknnjyhd2spwol&amp;page=1&amp;version=1&amp;viewMode=\" quality=\"high\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" play=\"true\" loop=\"true\" scale=\"showall\" wmode=\"opaque\" devicefont=\"false\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" name=\"doc_445024449097607_object\" menu=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" salign=\"\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" align=\"middle\" height=\"500\" width=\"100%\"><\/object>\t<\/p>\n<p>Here is how to interpret your score:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Cudos Depression Scale Scoring on Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/8366083\/Cudos-Depression-Scale-Scoring\" style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;\">Cudos Depression Scale Scoring<\/a> <object codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0\" id=\"doc_685902983908815\" name=\"doc_685902983908815\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" align=\"middle\" height=\"500\" width=\"100%\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=8366083&amp;access_key=key-12g4pvtng5hxux1sgnob&amp;page=1&amp;version=1&amp;viewMode=\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"play\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"loop\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"scale\" value=\"showall\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\" \/><param name=\"devicefont\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"salign\" value=\"\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=8366083&amp;access_key=key-12g4pvtng5hxux1sgnob&amp;page=1&amp;version=1&amp;viewMode=\" quality=\"high\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" play=\"true\" loop=\"true\" scale=\"showall\" wmode=\"opaque\" devicefont=\"false\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" name=\"doc_685902983908815_object\" menu=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" salign=\"\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" align=\"middle\" height=\"500\" width=\"100%\"><\/object>\t<\/p>\n<p><i>*&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">Click here to <\/a><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/a><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">!<\/a><\/i><i> And <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\"><i>c<\/i><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\"><i>lick here to follow Therese on <b>Twitter<\/b><\/i><\/a><i>. 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