TABLE 2.
Frequency of putative psychiatric disorders based on screening items from the mini-international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI) (n =111)
| Individual MINI items | n (“yes”) | % | Corresponding probable psychiatric diagnosis | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Have you been consistently depressed or down, most of the day, nearly every day, for the past two weeks? | 33 | 29.7 | Major Depressive Disorder: yes” to #1 OR #2 | 44 | 39.6 |
| 2. In the past two weeks, have you been much less interested in most things or much less able to enjoy the things you used to enjoy most of the time? | 40 | 36.0 | |||
| 3. Have you felt sad, low or depressed most of the time for the last two years? | 44 | 39.6 | Dysthymia: “yes” to #3 | 44 | 39.6 |
| 4. In the past month did you think that you would be better off dead or wish you were dead? | 18 | 16.2 | Suicidality: “yes” to #4 | 18 | 16.2 |
| 5. Had you ever had a period of time when you were feeling ‘up’ or ‘high’ or ‘hyper or so full of energy or full of yourself that you got into trouble, or that other people thought you were not your usual self? (Do not consider times when you were intoxicated on drugs or alcohol.) | 26 | 23.4 | Hypomanic episode: “yes” to #5 OR #6 | 58 | 45.9 |
| 6. Have you ever been persistently irritable, for several days, so that you had arguments or verbal or physical fights, or shouted at people outside your family? Have you or others noticed that you have been more irritable or overreacted, compared to other people, even in situations that you felt were justified? | 43 | 38.7 | |||
| 7. Have you, on more than one occasion, had spells or attacks when you suddenly felt anxious, frightened, uncomfortable or uneasy, even in situations where most people would not feel that way? Did the spells surge to a peak, within 10 minutes of starting? | 31 | 27.9 | Panic disorder: “yes” to #7 | 31 | 27.9 |
| 8. Do you feel anxious or uneasy in places or situations where you might have a panic attack or panic-like symptoms, or where help might not be available or escape might be difficult: like being in a crowd, standing in a line (queue), when you are away from home or alone at home, or when crossing a bridge, traveling in a bus, train, or car? | 29 | 26.1 | Agoraphobia: “yes” to #8 | 29 | 26.1 |
| 9. In the past month, were you fearful or embarrassed being watched, being the focus of attention, or fearful of being humiliated. This includes things like speaking in public, eating in public or with others, writing while someone watches, or being in social situations? | 24 | 21.6 | Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder: “yes” to #9 | 24 | 21.6 |
| 10. In the past month, have you been bothered by recurrent thoughts, impulses, or images that were unwanted, distasteful, inappropriate, intrusive, or distressing? (e.g., the idea that you were dirty, contaminated or had germs, or fear of contaminating others, or fear of harming someone even though you didn't want to, or fearing you would act on some impulse, or fear of suspicions that you would be responsible for things going wrong, or obsessions with sexual thoughts, images or impulses, or hoarding, collecting, or religious obsessions.) | 13 | 11.7 | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: “yes” to #10 and #11 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 11. In the past month, did you do something repeatedly without being able to resist doing it, like washing or cleaning excessively, counting or checking things over and over, or repeating, collecting, or arranging things, or other superstitious rituals? | 20 | 18.0 | |||
| 12. Have you ever experienced or witnessed or had to deal with an extremely traumatic event that included actual or threatened death or serious injury to you or someone else? | 55 | 49.5 | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: “yes” to #12 and #13 | 20 | 18.2 |
| 13. During the past month, have you re-experienced the event in a distressing way (such as, dreams, intense recollections, flashbacks or physical reactions)? | 22 | 20.0 | |||
| 14. In the past three months, did you have eating binges or times when you ate a very large amount of food within a 2-hour period? | 11 | 9.9 | Bulimia Nervosa: “yes” to #14 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 15. Have you worried excessively or been anxious about several things over the past 6 months? | 48 | 43.2 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder: “yes” to #15 | 48 | 43.2 |