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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 20.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2008 Mar 11;159(0):25–30. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.05.010

Table 1.

DSM-III-R Symptoms and K-SADS Clinical Characteristics Examined in the Present Study

Source Symptom/Characteristic
DSM-III-R Major Depressive Symptoms Criterion 1: Depressed Mood
Criterion 2: Anhedonia
Criterion 3: Weight/Appetite Changes
 Weight Loss
 Weight Gain
 Decreased Appetite
 Increased Appetite
Criterion 4: Insomnia or Hypersomnia
 Initial Insomnia
 Middle Insomnia
 Terminal Insomnia
 Hypersomnia
Criterion 5: Pyschomotor Agitation or
Retardation
 Psychomotor Agitation
 Psychomotor Retardation
Criterion 6: Fatigue/Loss of Energy
Criterion 7: Worthlessness or
Excessive Guilt
 Worthlessness
 Excessive Guilt
Criterion 8: Diminished ability to think
or concentrate or indecisiveness
 Concentrating/Thinking
 Indecision
Criterion 9: Recurrent thoughts of
death or suicidal ideation
 Thoughts of Death
 Wishing to be Dead
 Suicidal Ideation
K-SADS Clinical Characteristics Tearfulness/Crying
Brooding about Past Experiences
Self-Pity
Diurnal Mood Variation: Worst in AM
Diurnal Mood Variation: Worst in PM
Irritability/Anger
Hopeless/Pessimistic
Physical Complaints
Demandingness/Clinging
Social Withdrawal
Reactivity of Mood
Evidence of a Precipitant
Impairment (Socially)
Impairment (With Family)
Impairment (In School)