Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)
Depression Test – Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) free online test. The CDI, adapted by Kovacs from the adult Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), is a scale for measuring depressive moods in children and adolescents and is the earliest child depression questionnaire in the West. It is suitable for self-assessment of depressive psychological symptoms in children and adolescents aged 7–17.

Introduction

Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) - Free online depression test for children and adolescents. The CDI was adapted by Kovacs from the adult Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to measure depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. It is the earliest Western-developed depression questionnaire for children. This scale is suitable for self-assessment of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents aged 7-17.

Note: Higher scores indicate more severe depression. As this is only an auxiliary screening tool, test results are for reference only.

ScoreInterpretation
0-19Likely no depression
20-54Possible depression