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) |