抑郁心理测试，也称为抑郁症筛查，帮助个人评估他们可能经历的抑郁情绪或症状的程度。测试由一系列问题组成，这些问题与抑郁症常见的症状密切相关，包括持续的悲伤、兴趣丧失、疲劳、注意力集中困难、食欲改变、睡眠问题、自我价值感缺失和生活中的无望感等。
参与者需要根据最近一段时间的实际感受和行为回答这些问题。测试包括量表，如汉密尔顿抑郁量表(Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, HDRS)或贝克抑郁量表(Beck Depression Inventory, BDI)，这些测验方式可以帮助揭示抑郁症状的轻重程度。
以下是抑郁症相关的学术论文文献，仅供参考：
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3. Trivedi, M. H., Rush, A. J., Wisniewski, S. R., Nierenberg, A. A., Warden, D., Ritz, L., ... & Fava, M. (2006). Evaluation of outcomes with citalopram for depression using measurement-based care in STARD: implications for clinical practice. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 163(1), 28-40.
4. Hollon, S. D., Thase, M. E., & Markowitz, J. C. (2002). Treatment and prevention of depression. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 3(2), 39-77.