Depressive disorder is one of the common psychosomatic disorders and its prevalence is increasing every year. It not only seriously affects the social function of patients， but also imposes a heavy burden on families and society. However， people generally have insufficient understanding of depressive disorder， and the level of awareness is low overall. Currently， there are many questionnaires for depressive disorder awareness， but there is a lack of well-developed and targeted instruments for population awareness. This article reviews the current status of depressive disorder awareness and related questionnaires， aiming to provide a reference for the development of depressive disorder awareness assessment tools and the enhancement of depressive disorder awareness in the population.