Table 3 English final version of ADRS clinician version (ADRSc)
From: The Adolescent Depression Rating Scale (ADRS): a validation study
Item # | Item title | Modality of response | points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Irritability | Absence of any irritability, either self-perceived or perceived by the observer | 0 |
Irritability perceptible or felt in dealings with the subject, although he/she can control it | 2 | ||
Considerable irritability in dealings with the subject, generating conflict, relational difficulties | 4 | ||
Intense, overpowering irritability making dealings and exchanges virtually impossible | 6 | ||
2 | Overwhelming experience of depression | No depressive feelings or thoughts (= gloominess, despair, sadness) | 0 |
Depressive feelings or thoughts present but controlled and manageable | 2 | ||
Feeling of being overwhelmed by depressive feelings or thoughts | 4 | ||
Intense feeling of being overwhelmed by depressive suffering that is devastating and impossible to contain | 6 | ||
3 | Negative perceptions of self | Perceptions of self are serene and relevant | 0 |
Tendency to depreciation of self and accomplishments | 2 | ||
Depreciation of self and accomplishments | 4 | ||
Self viewed as completely worthless, useless, overpowering despair | 6 | ||
4 | Ideas of death | No preoccupation regarding death or suicide | 0 |
Occasional preoccupations regarding death or suicide | 2 | ||
Recurrent preoccupations regarding death or suicide | 4 | ||
Pervasive and intrusive ideas regarding death or suicide | 6 | ||
5 | Mental slowing | No sign of mental slowness, thought and speech fluid | 0 |
Occasional difficulties in putting ideas together, mental inertia that hinders concentration | 2 | ||
Considerable difficulty concentrating, obvious repercussions on daily life or school | 4 | ||
Massive mental inertia, that can result in concentration being impossible or the interview being difficult | 6 | ||
6 | Sleep | No sleep disturbance, whether in duration or quality(= sleeplessness, nightmares, not feeling rested, sleeping excessively) | 0 |
Occasional sleep disturbance, unusual to the subject | 2 | ||
Marked, persistent sleep disturbance | 4 | ||
Major, persistent sleep disturbance, resistant insomnia | 6 | ||
7 | Investment in school, work or job seeking | Sustained investment in school or professional activities | 0 |
Loss of motivation for school or work, but activities maintained | 2 | ||
Marked loss of motivation, disinterest for school or professional activities | 4 | ||
Total loss of motivation, complete disinterest for school or professional activities | 6 | ||
8 | Investment in non-school activities | Interest and enjoyment intact, good investment in usual non-school activities | 0 |
Decrease of enjoyment or interest in usual non-school activities, but these are nonetheless maintained | 2 | ||
Loss of enjoyment or interest, repeated absence from usual activities, marked narrowing of activities | 4 | ||
Absence of enjoyment or interest in non-school activities, total cessation of usual activities | 6 | ||
9 | Relationship withdrawal | No relational withdrawal | 0 |
Unusual withdrawal from others | 2 | ||
Relational withdrawal, isolation from others | 4 | ||
Total isolation | 6 | ||
10 | Perceived empathy from the clinician | Interview felt to have occurred in a serene atmosphere | 0 |
Perception of sadness pervading the interview | 2 | ||
Feeling there was over-riding emotion and/or irrepressible sadness | 4 | ||
Perception of intense silent distress | 6 |