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Depression and Anxiety Inventories

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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

Below is a list of common symptoms of anxiety. Please carefully read each item in the list. Indicate how much you have been bothered by that symptom during the past month OR since your last infusion, if you have started the ketamine infusion therapy. Circle one number in the corresponding space in the row next to each symptom.

Single choice
0 I do not feel numbness or tingling
1 I mildly feel numbness or tingling but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately feel numbness or tingling and it wasn’t pleasant
3 I severely feel numbness or tingling and it bothered me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not experience feeling hot
1 I mildly experience feeling hot but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately experience feeling hot and it wasn’t pleasant
3 I severely experience feeling hot and it bothered me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel wobbliness in legs
1 I mildly experience wobbliness in legs but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately experience wobbliness in legs and it wasn’t pleasant at times
3 I severely experience wobbliness in legs and it bothered me a lot
Single choice
0 I am able to relax
1 I am mildly unable to relax but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I am moderately unable to relax and it wasn’t pleasant at times
3 I am severely unable to relax and it bothered me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not have a fear of the worst happening
1 I mildly have a fear of the worst happening but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately have a fear of the worst and it is not pleasant at time
3 I severely have a fear of the worst and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel dizziness or lightheadedness
1 I mildly feel dizziness or lightheadedness but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately feel dizziness or lightheadedness and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely feel dizziness or lightheadedness and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel my heart pounding/racing
1 I mildly feel my heart pounding/racing but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately feel my heart pounding/racing and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely feel my heart pounding/racing and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel unsteady
1 I mildly feel unsteady but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately unsteady and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely feel unsteady and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel terrified or afraid
1 I mildly feel terrified or afraid but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately feel terrified or afraid and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely feel terrified or afraid and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel nervous
1 I mildly feel nervous but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately feel nervous and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely feel nervous and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not have a feeling of choking
1 I mildly have a feeling of choking but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately have a feeling of choking and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely have a feeling of choking and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not experience hands trembling
1 I mildly experience hands trembling but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately experience hands trembling and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely experience hands trembling and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel shaky/unsteady
1 I mildly feel shaky/unsteady but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately feel shaky/unsteady and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely feel shaky/unsteady and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not have a fear of losing control
1 I mildly have a fear of losing control but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately have a fear of losing control and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely have a fear of losing control and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not have difficulty in breathing
1 I mildly have difficulty in breathing but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately have difficulty in breathing and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely have difficulty in breathing and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not have a fear of dying
1 I mildly have a fear of dying but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately have a fear of dying and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely have a fear of dying and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel scared
1 I mildly feel scared but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately feel scared and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely feel scared and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not experience indigestion
1 I mildly experience indigestion but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately experience indigestion and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely experience indigestion and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not feel faint/lightheaded
1 I mildly feel faint/lightheaded but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately feel faint/lightheaded and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely feel faint/lightheaded and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not have face flushed
1 I mildly have face flushed but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately have face flushed and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely have face flushed and it bothers me a lot
Single choice
0 I do not have hot/cold sweats
1 I mildly have hot/cold sweats but it doesn’t bother me much
2 I moderately hot/cold sweats and it doesn’t feel pleasant at times
3 I severely have hot/cold sweats and it bothers me a lot

The total score is calculated by finding the sum of the 21 items.

Beck Anxiety Score _______________

Score of 0 – 21 = low anxiety

Score of 22 – 35 = moderate anxiety

Score of 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety

Beck's Depression Inventory

This depression inventory can be self-scored. The scoring scale is at the end of the questionnaire.

Single choice
0 I do not feel sad.
1 I feel sad
2 I am sad all the time and I can't snap out of it.
3 I am so sad and unhappy that I can't stand it.
Single choice
0 I am not particularly discouraged about the future.
1 I feel discouraged about the future.
2 I feel I have nothing to look forward to.
3 I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve.
Single choice
0 I do not feel like a failure.
1 I feel I have failed more than the average person.
2 As I look back on my life, all I can see is a lot of failures.
3 I feel I am a complete failure as a person.
Single choice
0 I get as much satisfaction out of things as I used to.
1 I don't enjoy things the way I used to.
2 I don't get real satisfaction out of anything anymore.
3 I am dissatisfied or bored with everything.
Single choice
0 I don't feel particularly guilty
1 I feel guilty a good part of the time.
2 I feel quite guilty most of the time.
3 I feel guilty all of the time.
Single choice
0 I don't feel I am being punished.
1 I feel I may be punished.
2 I expect to be punished.
3 I feel I am being punished.
Single choice
0 I don't feel disappointed in myself.
1 I am disappointed in myself.
2 I am disgusted with myself.
3 I hate myself.
Single choice
0 I don't feel I am any worse than anybody else.
1 I am critical of myself for my weaknesses or mistakes.
2 I blame myself all the time for my faults.
3 I blame myself for everything bad that happens.
Single choice
0 I don't have any thoughts of killing myself.
1 I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out.
2 I would like to kill myself.
3 I would kill myself if I had the chance.
Single choice
0 I don't cry any more than usual.
1 I cry more now than I used to.
2 I cry all the time now.
3 I used to be able to cry, but now I can't cry even though I want to.
Single choice
0 I am no more irritated by things than I ever was.
1 I am slightly more irritated now than usual.
2 I am quite annoyed or irritated a good deal of the time.
3 I feel irritated all the time.
Single choice
0 I have not lost interest in other people.
1 I am less interested in other people than I used to be.
2 I have lost most of my interest in other people.
3 I have lost all of my interest in other people.
Single choice
0 I make decisions about as well as I ever could.
1 I put off making decisions more than I used to.
2 I have greater difficulty in making decisions more than I used to.
3 I can't make decisions at all anymore.
Single choice
0 I don't feel that I look any worse than I used to.
1 I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive.
2 I feel there are permanent changes in my appearance that make me look unattractive
3 I believe that I look ugly.
Single choice
0 I can work about as well as before.
1 It takes an extra effort to get started at doing something.
2 I have to push myself very hard to do anything.
3 I can't do any work at all.
Single choice
0 I can sleep as well as usual.
1 I don't sleep as well as I used to.
2 I wake up 1-2 hours earlier than usual and find it hard to get back to sleep.
3 I wake up several hours earlier than I used to and cannot get back to sleep.
Single choice
0 I don't get more tired than usual.
1 I get tired more easily than I used to.
2 I get tired from doing almost anything.
3 I am too tired to do anything.
Single choice
0 My appetite is no worse than usual.
1 My appetite is not as good as it used to be.
2 My appetite is much worse now.
3 I have no appetite at all anymore.
Single choice
0 I haven't lost much weight, if any, lately.
1 I have lost more than five pounds.
2 I have lost more than ten pounds.
3 I have lost more than fifteen pounds.
Single choice
0 I am no more worried about my health than usual.
1 I am worried about physical problems like aches, pains, upset stomach, or constipation.
2 I am very worried about physical problems and it's hard to think of much else.
3 I am so worried about my physical problems that I cannot think of anything else.
Single choice
0 I have not noticed any recent change in my interest in sex.
1 I am less interested in sex than I used to be.
2 I have almost no interest in sex.
3 I have lost interest in sex completely.

INTERPRETING THE BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY

Now that you have completed the questionnaire, add up the score for each of the twenty-one

questions by counting the number to the right of each question you marked. The highest possible

total for the whole test would be sixty-three. This would mean you circled number three on all

twenty-one questions. Since the lowest possible score for each question is zero, the lowest

possible score for the test would be zero. This would mean you circles zero on each question.

You can evaluate your depression according to the Table below.

Total Score____________________Levels of Depression

1-10____________________These ups and downs are considered normal

11-16___________________ Mild mood disturbance

17-20___________________Borderline clinical depression

21-30___________________Moderate depression

31-40___________________Severe depression

over 40__________________Extreme depression


GAD-7 Anxiety

Over the last two weeks, how often have you

been bothered by the following problems?


Not at all = 0

Several days =1

More than half the days=2

Nearly every day=3

Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
0
1
2
3
Not being able to stop or control worrying
0
1
2
3
Worrying too much about different things
0
1
2
3
Trouble relaxing
0
1
2
3
Being so restless that it is hard to sit still
0
1
2
3
Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
0
1
2
3
Feeling afraid, as if something
0
1
2
3
If you checked any problems, how difficult have they made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?
Not difficult at all
Somewhat difficult
Very difficult
Extremely difficult

Source: Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders Patient Health Questionnaire (PRIME-MD-PHQ). The PHQ was

developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke, and colleagues. For research information, contact Dr.

Spitzer at ris8@columbia.edu. PRIME-MD® is a trademark of Pfizer Inc. Copyright© 1999 Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved.

Reproduced with permission

Scoring GAD-7 Anxiety Severity

This is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of “not at all,” “several days,” “more than half the days,” and “nearly every day.”


GAD-7 total score for the seven items ranges from 0 to 21.

0–4: minimal anxiety

5–9: mild anxiety

10–14: moderate anxiety

15–21: severe anxiety

PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE (PHQ-9)

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been

bothered by any of the following problems?


Not at all = 0

Several days =1

More than half the days=2

Nearly every day=3

Little interest or pleasure in doing things
0
1
2
3
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
0
1
2
3
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too
0
1
2
3
Feeling tired or having little energy
0
1
2
3
Poor appetite or overeating
0
1
2
3
Feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
0
1
2
3
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
0
1
2
3
Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite being so figety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual
0
1
2
3
Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself
0
1
2
3

(Healthcare professional: For interpretation of TOTAL, please refer to accompanying scoring card).

Add columns

If you checked off any problems, how difficult Not difficult at all have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?
Not difficult at all
Somewhat difficult
Very difficult
Extremely difficult

PHQ-9 Patient Depression Questionnaire


For initial diagnosis:

1. Patient completes PHQ-9 Quick Depression Assessment.

2. If there are at least 4 3s in the shaded section (including Questions #1 and #2), consider a depressive disorder. Add score to determine severity.


Consider Major Depressive Disorder

- if there are at least 5 3s in the shaded section (one of which corresponds to Question #1 or #2)


Consider Other Depressive Disorder

- if there are 2-4 3s in the shaded section (one of which corresponds to Question #1 or #2)


Note: Since the questionnaire relies on patient self-report, all responses should be verified by the clinician, and a definitive diagnosis is made on clinical grounds taking into account how well the patient understood

the questionnaire, as well as other relevant information from the patient.

Diagnoses of Major Depressive Disorder or Other Depressive Disorder also rquire impairment of social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning (Question #10) and ruling out normal bereavement, a

history of a Manic Episode (Bipolar Disorder), and a physical disorder, medication, or other drug as the biological cause of the depressive symptoms.


To monitor severity over time for newly diagnosed patients or patients In current treatment for depression:


1. Patients may complete questionnaires at baseline and at regular intervals (eg, every 2 weeks) at home and bring them in at their next appointment for scoring or they may complete the questionnaire during each scheduled appointment.

2. Add up 3s by column. For every 3: Several days = 1 More than half the days = 2 Nearly every day = 3

3. Add together column scores to get a TOTAL score.

4. Refer to the accompanying PHQ-9 Scoring Box to interpret the TOTAL score.

5. Results may be included in patient files to assist you in setting up a treatment goal, determining degree of response, as well as guiding treatment intervention.


Scoring: add up all checked boxes on PHQ-9


For every 3 Not at all = 0; Several days = 1;

More than half the days = 2; Nearly every day = 3

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