not rate if the term depression is used to describe a mood which is distinct from clinical 0. No depression e.g. boredom. You are not 1. Rarely concerned here with minor changes. 2. Often/all the time 8. No answer When depressive mood is very severe it 9. Not asked pervades all of the individual's mental activity. one third of older people deny depressive mood but clearly exhibit the other symptoms of depression. IF =2 ASK Q100, Otherwise skip to Q101 If R denies depressive mood it should be 0, but you should be vigilant for other signs of depression, especially evidence of depression on observation, and rate these later, if present. You must avoid assuming that because R is of an advanced age or is suffering from severe physical illness, that when depression is expressed it is a normal phenomenon. Such depression should be rated on the value of the mood itself and not its association with age or illness. Depression must not be confused with nervous tension nor anxiety which may, however, coexist. Q100 Have you felt like this continuously for the last two weeks. 0. No 1. Yes Q101 Have you cried at all? (How often?) Q101-Q102 You should rating crying due to some recognised stimulus 0. No (e.g. receiving distressing news where the 1. Infrequently reaction seems to be reasonable) but rate 2. Frequently/Persistently positively if such a reaction is a change 8. No answer from usual behaviour. 9. Not asked Rate 1 if crying occurs several times a week, Rate 2 if it occurs nearly every day or more frequently. IF Q101 = 2 SKIP TO Q103
0. No 1. Rarely 2. Often/all the time 8. No answer 9. Not asked IF =2 ASK Q100, Otherwise skip to Q101 not rate if the term depression is used to describe a mood which is distinct from clinical depression e.g. boredom. You are not concerned here with minor changes. When depressive mood is very severe it pervades all of the individual's mental activity. one third of older people deny depressive mood but clearly exhibit the other symptoms of depression. If R denies depressive mood it should be 0, but you should be vigilant for other signs of depression, especially evidence of depression on observation, and rate these later, if present. You must avoid assuming that because R is of an advanced age or is suffering from severe physical illness, that when depression is expressed it is a normal phenomenon. Such depression should be rated on the value of the mood itself and not its association with age or illness. Depression must not be confused with nervous tension nor anxiety which may, however, coexist. Q100 Have you felt like this continuously for the last two weeks. 0. No 1. Yes Q101 Have you cried at all? (How often?) 0. No 1. Infrequently 2. Frequently/Persistently 8. No answer 9. Not asked Q101-Q102 You should rating crying due to some recognised stimulus (e.g. receiving distressing news where the reaction seems to be reasonable) but rate positively if such a reaction is a change from usual behaviour. Rate 1 if crying occurs several times a week, Rate 2 if it occurs nearly every day or more frequently. IF Q101 = 2 SKIP TO Q103
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