TABLE II.
COMPONENTS OF THE DEPRESSION BATTERY
| Test factors | During the past week… | Rarely or none of the time (<1 day) | Some or a little of the time (1–2 days) | Occasionally or moderate amount of time (3–4 days) | All of the time (5–7 days) |
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| Depression affect | I felt that I could not shake off the blues even with help from my family. | ||||
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| I feel depressed. | |||||
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| I thought my life had been a failure. | |||||
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| I felt fearful. | |||||
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| I felt lonely. | |||||
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| I had crying spells. | |||||
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| I felt sad. | |||||
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| Positive affect | I felt that I was just as good as other people. | ||||
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| I felt hopeful about the future. | |||||
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| I was happy. | |||||
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| I enjoyed life. | |||||
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| Somatic and retarded activity | I was bother by the things that usually don’t bother me. | ||||
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| I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor. | |||||
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| I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing. | |||||
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| I felt that everything I did was an effort. | |||||
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| My sleep was restless. (Eliminated) | |||||
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| I talked less than usual. | |||||
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| I could not “get going”. | |||||
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| Interpersonal activity | People were unfriendly. | ||||
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| I felt that people disliked me. | |||||