TABLE 4.

Participants’ perception of the symptoms that better explain the diagnoses, assuming a similar symptom prevalence.

Symptoms better explaining diagnosis	Correct answers	Incorrect answers
(Q23) “Depressed mood” or “loss of interest or pleasure” better explaining the diagnosis of major depressive episodes*	(1) It depends	(2) One of them	NA
N	8	4	2
%	57.14%	28.57%	14.29%
(Q25) The major or minor criteria better explaining the diagnosis of dysthymic disorder*	(1) Major criteria	(2) Minor criteria	NA
N	8	4	2
%	57.14%	28.57%	14.29%
(Q27) “Elevated,” “expansive,” or “irritable mood” better explaining the diagnosis of manic episodes*	(1) Only 1 of the 3	(2) Equally	NA
N	5	7	2
%	35.71%	50%	14.29%
Q23, Q25, and Q27	All correct	Incorrect, at least once	NA
N	2	10	2
%	14.29%	71.43%	14.29%

*Assuming the input symptoms occurring with similar prevalence and correlations (9).