Table 4.

Mean (SD) scores of the responses of the study participants of the items of Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS)

	ITEM	School		Total Mean±SD
		Government Mean±SD	Private Mean±SD
1	Low mood, sadness, depressed	0.84±0.87	0.85±0.92	0.85±0.90
2	Irritable, losing your temper easily, feeling pissed off, losing it.	1.04±0.89	1.07±1.10	1.06±1.00
3	Sleep difficulties	0.77±0.93	0.80±0.96	0.78±0.94
4	Feeling decreased interest in hanging out, doing schoolwork or work, engaging in hobbies or sports or recreation.	1.16±1.09	0.86±1.07	1.01±1.09
5	Feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness	0.60±0.83	0.91±1.00	0.76±0.93
6	Feeling tired, feeling fatigued	1.11±0.99	1.23±1.03	1.12±1.01
7	Trouble concentrating	0.94±0.95	1.23±1.03	1.09±1.00
8	Feeling that life is not very much fun	0.80±0.92	0.92±1.03	0.86±0.98
9	Feeling worried, tensed, anxious.	0.91±0.94	0.91±0.94	0.91±0.94
10	Physical feelings of worry like headaches, restlessness, shakes or tremors.	0.76±0.89	0.77±0.91	0.77±0.90
11	Thoughts, plans or actions about suicide or self-harm.	0.47±0.78	0.51±0.89	0.49±0.84