Depression Symptoms Checklist

Symptoms commonly seen in kids and teens with depression include tiredness, trouble concentrating, helplessness, and poor academic performance. If you are a parent, teacher, or mental health professional trying to understand a child or teenager’s experience with depression, use this depression symptoms checklist.

This checklist lists thoughts and feelings that might occur during depression. They can simply check the box beside each symptom they’re experiencing and write down the 3 symptoms that are affecting them the most. It can serve as an emotional identification and awareness activity.