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).