During the past few weeks‚ did you ever feel

A. Particularly excited or interested in something?

B. Did you ever feel so restless that you couldn’t sit long in a chair?

C. Proud because someone complimented you on something you had done?

D. Very lonely or remote from other people?

E. Pleased about ha‎ving accomplished something?

F. Bored?

G. On top of the world?

H. Depressed or very unhappy?

I. That things were going your way?

J. Upset because someone criticized you?

Yes‚No

This instrument can be found at: www.a4ebm.org/sites/default/files/Measuring%20Health.pdf

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