This is an easy to use multiple choice self-report inventory that is used as a screening and diagnostic tool for depression.
It is one of the validated tools in mental health and can be a powerful tool to assist with diagnosing depression and anxiety.
It is important to note that the questions about having little energy and having a poor appetite may not be appropriate for Dialysis
Patients. We often have issues in these two areas because of our treatments and not because of depression and anxiety.