A new universal test to predict the risk of someone succumbing to major depression has been developed by UCL (University College London) researchers. The online tool, predictD, could eventually be used by family doctors and local clinics to identify those at risk of depression for whom prevention might be most useful.
Link to the predictD website. The questions on this website have been developed as a tool for predicting risk of depression in the future. Risk estimates of this type have been developed in medicine to predict risk of major medical disorders such as heart attacks and strokes. This is the first tool of its type to predict onset of depression.
Source: University College of London
