Measure	Age appropriateness (approximate years)	Reading level (grade)	Spanish version	Number of items	Time to complete (approximate minutes)
Children and adolescents
Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)14	7 to 17	1st	Yes	27	10 to 15
Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC)15	12 to 18	6th	Yes	20	5 to 10
Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D)16	14 and older	6th	No		5 to 10
Reynolds Child Depression Scale12	8 to 12	2nd	Yes	30	10 to 15
Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale13	13 to 18	3rd	No	30	10 to 15
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)17	14 and older	6th	Yes	21	5 to 10
Adults
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)17			Yes	21	5 to 10
Beck Depression Inventory-II18			Yes	21	5 to 10
Beck Depression Inventory-PC (BDI-PC)19			Yes	7	Fewer than 5
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D)16			Yes	20	5 to 10
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale21			Yes	10	Fewer than 5
Zung Depression Rating Scale20			No	20	5 to 10
Elderly
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)17			Yes	21	5 to 10
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)16			Yes	20	5 to 10
Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia24			No	19	10 with patient, 20 with caregiver
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)22			Yes	30	10 to 15
Geriatric Depression Scale-short23			Yes	15	5 to 10
Zung Depression Rating Scale20			No	20	5 to 10