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A standardized 30-item self-report questionnaire that utilizes a 5-point rating scale for the assessment of the severity of depressive symptoms over the seven day period prior to evaluation. The questionnaire, which was created by Rush, et al. in 1986, originally consisted of 28 items including the nine diagnostic DSM-IV symptom domains used to characterize a major depressive episode, as well as items to address melancholic and atypical features. Two additional items were later added to address leaden paralysis and interpersonal rejection sensitivity.
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