n. a self-administered screening test which is commonly-used to assess a person's depression quotient. On a 20-item rating scale, this self-report reveals depressive feelings and unusual behaviors observed from the previous week and rates them into a quantitative measure. Developed by NIMH researcher Lenore Sawyer Radloff in 1971.
CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE (CES-D): "The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is a self-report which screens and scores an indidivual in terms of depression. "
