真假抑郁症测试是帮助个人区分他们所经历的情绪低落或生活挑战是否有可能与临床抑郁症相关。这些测试设计有助于识别抑郁症的常见症状，例如持续的悲伤、无力、失去兴趣、睡眠障碍、饮食变化、认知功能下降和思维迟缓等。通过回答一系列关于自身情绪和行为的问题，参与者可以评估他们的症状程度。
以下是一些关于“真假抑郁症”相关主题的论文文献：
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2.Hall, R. C. W. (1997). Malingering of PTSD: Forensic and Diagnostic Considerations, Characteristics of Malingerers, and Clinical Profiles. General Hospital Psychiatry, 19(1), 51-59.
3.Elhai, J. D., Ruggiero, K. J., Frueh, B. C., Heath, A. C., & Tamburrino, M. B. (2003). The Self-Reporting of PTSD Symptomatology: The Effects of Assessment Modality and Item Anonymity. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 17(3), 317-328.