0. Absent1. These feeling states indicated only on questioning2. These feeling states spontaneously reported verbally3. Communicates feeling states non-verbally – i.e.‚ through facial expression‚ posture‚ voice‚ and tendency to weep4. Patient reports VIRTUALLY ONLY these feeling states in his spontaneous verbal and non-verbal communication
0. Absent.1. Self reproach‚ feels he has let people down2. Ideas of guilt or rumination over past errors or sinful deeds3. Present illness is a punishment. Delusions of guilt4. Hears accusatory or denunciatory voices and/or experiences threatening visual hallucinations
0. Absent1. Feels life is not worth living2. Wishes he were dead or any thoughts of possible death to self3. Suicidal ideas or gesture4. Attempts at suicide (any serious attempt rates 4)
0. No difficulty falling asleep1. Complains of occasional difficulty falling asleep – i.e.‚ more than 1/2 hour2. Complains of nightly difficulty falling asleep
1. Patient complains of being restless and disturbed during the night2. Waking during the night – any getting out of bed rates 2 (except for purposes of voiding)
0. No difficulty1. Waking in early hours of the morning but goes back to sleep2. Unable to fall asleep again if he gets out of bed
0. No difficulty1. Thoughts and feelings of incapacity‚ fatigue or weakness related to activities‚ work or hobbies2. Loss of interest in activity‚ hobbies or work – either directly reported by patient‚ or indirect in listlessness‚ indecision and vacillation (feels he has to push self to work oractivities)3. Decrease in actual time spent in activities or decrease in productivity4. Stopped working because of present illness
0. Normal speech and thought1. Slight retardation at interview2. Obvious retardation at interview3. Interview difficult4. Complete stupor
0. None1. Fidgetiness2. Playing with hands‚ hair‚ etc.3. Moving about‚ can’t sit still.4. Hand wringing‚ nail biting‚ hair-pulling‚ biting of lips.
0. No difficulty1. Subjective tension and irritability2. Worrying about minor matters3. Apprehensive attitude apparent in face or speech4. Fears expressed without questioning
0. Absent1. Mild2. Moderate3. Severe4. Incapacitating
0. None.1. Loss of appetite but eating without encouragement from others. Food intake about normal2. Difficulty eating without urging from others. Marked reduction of appetite and food intake.
0. None1. Heaviness in limbs‚ back or head. Backaches‚ headache or muscle aches. Loss of energy and fatigability.2. Any clear-cut symptom rates “2”
0. Absent1. Mild2. Severe
0. Not present1. Self-absorption (bodily)2. Preoccupation with health3. Frequent complaints‚ requests for help‚ etc.4. Hypochondriacal delusions
0. No weight loss1. Probable weight loss associated with present illness2. Definite (according to patient) weight loss3. Not assessed
0. Acknowledges being depressed and ill1. Acknowledges illness but attributes cause to bad food‚ climate‚ overwork‚ virus‚ need for rest‚ etc.2. Denies being ill at all
0. None1. Mild2. Severe
0. Absent1. Mild2. Moderate3. Severe4. Incapacitating
0. None1. Suspicious2. Ideas of reference3. Delusions of reference
0. Absent1. Mild2. Severe
0. No weight gain.1. Probable weight gain due to current depression.2. Definite (according to patient) weight gain due to depression.
0. Interacts with other people as usual.1. Less interested in socializing with others but continues to do so.2. Interacting less with other people in social (optional) situations.3. Interacting less with other people in work or family situations (i.e. where this is necessary).4. Marked withdrawal from others in family or work situations.
0. No increase in appetite.1. Wants to eat a little more than usual.2. Wants to eat somewhat more than normal.3. Wants to eat much more than usual.
0. Is not eating more than usual.1. Is eating a little more than usual.2. Is eating somewhat more than usual.3. Is eating much more than normal.
0. No change in food preference or consumption.1. Craving or eating more carbohydrates (starches or sugars) than before.2. Craving or eating much more carbohydrates than before.3. Irresistible craving or eating of sweets or starches.
0. No increase in sleep length.1. At least 1 hour increase in sleep length.2. 2+ hour increase.3. 3+ hour increase.4. 4+ hour increase.
0. Does not feel more fatigued than usual.1. Feels more fatigued than usual but this has not impaired function significantly; less frequent than in (2).2. More fatigued than usual; at least one hour a day; at least three days a week.3. Fatigued much of the time most days.4. Fatigued almost all the time.
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