Table 1. Frequencies of responses on Hamilton Rating Scale for depression items (N= 213).

Symptom	Item Response 0 (%)	Item Response 1 (%)	Item Response 2 (%)	Item Response 3 (%)	Item Response 4 (%)
Depressed Mood	2.8	38.2	45.3	13.2	0.5
Work and Activities	28.8	39.2	23.5	8.0	0.5
Suicide	67.5	19.8	11.3	1.4
Feelings of Guilt	30.2	24.5	32.5	11.3
Initial Insomnia	36.8	15.1	48.1
Middle Insomnia	60.8	16.0	23.1
Delayed Insomnia	58.0	22.6	19.3
Psychomotor Retardation	54.7	34.4	10.4	0.5
Agitation	57.5	36.3	6.1		1.9
Anxiety (Psychological)	25.5	20.3	32.5	19.8	0.5
Anxiety (Somatic)	57.5	21.7	14.2	6.1
Loss of appetite	61.8	22.6	13.7	1.9
Somatic Symptoms (General)	30.7	54.2	14.6	0.5
Loss of Libido	68.9	19.3	11.3	0.5	1.9
Hypochondriasis	66.0	17.9	13.2	0.9
Weight Loss	64.2	28.8	6.6	0.5
Loss of insight	53.8	39.6	6.6.

Score of 0 means symptom is absent; scores ranging from 1 to 4 indicates greater severity of symptoms.