Table 1.

The Major Depression Inventory and Mean Item Scores (SD) for the 8-item Version (N = 207)

	Instruction and items	Mean item scores (SD)
	The following questions ask about how you have been feeling over the past 2 weeks. Please put a tick in the box which is closest to how you have been feeling. How much of the time…	Original response categoriesa	Collapsed response categoriesb
1.	Have you felt low in spirits or sad?
2.	Have you lost interest in your daily activities?	1.37 (1.50)	0.88 (0.81)
3.	Have you felt lacking in energy and strength?	2.26 (1.74)	1.25 (0.73)
4.	Have you felt less self-confident?	1.16 (1.43)	0.77 (0.79)
5.	Have you had a bad conscience or feelings of guilt?	0.56 (1.05)	0.39 (0.62)
6.	Have you felt life wasn’t worth living?	0.67 (1.24)	0.43 (0.67)
7.	Original: Have you had difficulty in concentrating, e.g., when reading the newspaper or watching television; Our modified version: Have you had difficulty in concentrating, e.g., when listening to the radio or following a television program?	1.32 (1.46)	0.79 (0.85)
8a.	Have you felt very restless?	1.32 (1.46)	0.86 (0.76)
8b.	Have you felt subdued or slowed down?
9.	Have you had trouble sleeping at night?
10a.	Have you suffered from reduced appetite?	1.08 (1.60)	0.63 (0.81)
10b.	Have you suffered from increased appetite?

^aThe six original response categories were: 5 (all the time), 4 (most of the time), 3 (slightly more than half the time), 2 (slightly less than half the time), 1 (some of the time), and 0 (at no time).

^bThe collapsed response categories were: 2 (all the time, most of the time, or slightly more than half the time), 1 (slightly less than half the time, or some of the time), and 0 (at no time).