Table 2.

Scores of each item in the Huaxi Emotional-distress Index (Sorted by the highest score)

Item	x̅	S
3. How often do you feel too nervous?	2.78	0.824
5. How often do you feel upset and difficult to calm down?	2.61	0.868
8. How often do you feel hopeless?	2.43	0.893
10. How much does your bad mood affect your life?	2.01	0.855
7. How often do you want to blame yourself?	1.98	0.921
4. How often do you feel worried?	1.92	0.831
2. How often do you feel that you are not interested in anything?	1.91	0.857
1. How often do you feel down that you can’t be happy anymore?	1.81	0.901
9. How often do you have nothing to live for?	1.78	0.877
6. How often do you feel afraid that severe fear or panic suddenly appears again?	1.70	0.822