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Interview for Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Interview for Mood and Anxiety Symptoms – Revised Copyright © 2016 by R. Kotov, D. B. Watson, W. Gámez, C. Ruggero, & M. Waszczuk I N T E R V I E W E R I N S T R U C T I O N S 1 If a participant gives a response that you cannot confidently rate, ask for elaboration (e.g., “what do you mean?,” “can you tell me more about it?,” etc.). Often you may need to clarify frequency of the symptom (e.g., “how often was that?,” “was it present more than half of the days?”) or severity (“how bad was it?,” “was it a problem?”). Ask for elaboration to a question no more than twice. 2 You do not need to ask for elaboration if the participant gives a short but clear response (e.g., “yes” or “no”) unless you have doubts that he or she followed the instructions. If the participant appears to be confused or you have any doubts whether he or she understood the question, remind the participant about the instructions (e.g., timeline), repeat the question, or verify understanding (“do you understand what I mean?”). 3 If a participant responds before you finish reading an item, tell them that you need to ask the entire question because the ending sometimes changes the meaning of the question. Then proceed by reading the rest of the question. 4 Text in CAPS are the instructions for the interviewer; do not read them to participants. In the interview some words and phrases are highlighted. Bold font indicates that you should emphasize this to the participant, and an underline calls your attention to the phrase. § - marks indicate the beginning and end of a skip out. Please keep in mind that some skip outs are positioned in a module. 5 Most items are rated on a 3-point scale. Please follow these guidelines in making these ratings: NR Refused to answer, says “don’t know,” or gives a response that is unclear even after elaboration and does not appear to reflect a clinical or subclinical problem. 0 Symptom is clearly absent (e.g. says “no,” or the issue is minor). 1 Symptom is subclinical. The issue is a concern but not a serious problem. In other words, the participant is having more difficulties than most people but not at the pathological level. Symptom is subthreshold. It meets some criteria but not all and is not minor. Response is unclear but suggests clinical or subclinical severity. 2 Symptom is clearly present (e.g., says “yes,” or clearly meets the criteria). I N T E R V I E W F O R M O O D & A N X I E T Y S Y M P T O M S – R E V I S E D ( I M A S –R ) 2 P A R T I C I P A N T I N S T R U C T I O N S I’m going to ask you some questions about how you have been feeling during the past month. Please try to answer these questions honestly and openly. Also, remember that everything that you tell me will be confidential. I have quite a few questions to ask, so please don’t spend too much time on each one. I’ll be happy to answer any questions that you may have at the end of the interview. If you are uncomfortable answering a question, let me know, and we can skip it. Please keep in mind that all of these questions are about your experiences during the past month. Do you have any questions so far? I N T E R V I E W F O R M O O D & A N X I E T Y S Y M P T O M S – R E V I S E D ( I M A S –R ) 3 BACKGROUND... Before we begin, I would like to ask you a few questions about your background. 1 What is your gender? [DON’T ASK IF OBVIOUS] 2 How old are you? 3 What is your ethnic background? (0) European/Caucasian (1) African American (2) Hispanic (3) Asian (4) Other/Multiethnic IF PARTICIPANT SHOWS HESITATION ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS SAY: You don’t have to answer this question, do you want to move on? IF SAYS YES, GO TO NEXT SECTION 4 Can you tell me if you have ever seen a mental health professional, such as a psychologist or a psychiatrist? § IF SAYS YES TO ABOVE ITEM (4), ASK: 5 Can you tell me what psychological problems you have been seen for? IF SAYS NO, GO TO THE NEXT SECTION 6 Were you diagnosed with anything? IF SAYS NO, GO TO THE NEXT SECTION IF ALLUDES TO CURRENT PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS, ASK QUESTIONS 7 AND 8 AS CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND MODIFY THEM APPROPRIATELY 7 Can you tell me if you are currently getting counseling? IF SAYS NO GO TO THE NEXT SECTION 8 Can you tell me what problems you’re getting counseling for? IF SAYS NO GO TO THE NEXT SECTION 9 What diagnoses do you currently have? § END OF SKIP OUT I N T E R V I E W F O R M O O D & A N X I E T Y S Y M P T O M S – R E V I S E D ( I M A S –R ) 4 DEPRESSION... This first group of questions is about feelings of sadness or lack of interest. During the past month have you experienced any of the following: 1 Have you had a period of time lasting several days or longer when most of the day you felt sad, empty, or depressed? 2 Have you had a period of time lasting several days or longer when most of the day you were very discouraged about how things were going in your life? 3 Have you had a period of time lasting several days or longer when you lost interest in most things you usually enjoy like work, hobbies, and personal relationships? § IF RECEIVED A SCORE OF (1) OR (2) ON AT LEAST ONE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS (1-3), ASK: ASK ABOUT A STATE ENDORSED ABOVE; IF MULTIPLE STATES ARE ENDORSED, USE “OR” (E.G., “SADNESS OR LACK OF INTEREST”) 4 Were your feelings of [ sadness /discouragement /lack of interest ] usually worse in the morning than later in the day? 5 Episodes of this sort sometimes happen as a result of physical causes such as physical illness or injury or the use of medication, drugs, or alcohol. Do you think your feelings of [ sadness /discouragement /lack of interest ] occurred as a result of such physical causes? IF NO, SCORE (0); IF YES, ASK: How much of these feelings were due to these physical causes: (3) all of them, (2) most of them, or(1) some of them? ASK: Can you tell me what these physical causes were? 6 Overall, how many days during the past month have you felt [ sad /discouraged / uninterested ] most of the day: (4) three weeks or more, (3) about two weeks, (2) about one week, (1) a few days, or (0) a day or less? 7 When you were feeling [ sad /discouraged /uninterested ] did it usually last: (4) all day long, (3) most of the day, (2) about half the day, (1) a few hours, or (0) less than a few hours? § END OF SKIP OUT Now I am going to ask you whether you experienced certain things for at least several days during the past month. Tell me only about experiences that lasted at least several days. I N T E R V I E W F O R M O O D & A N X I E T Y S Y M P T O M S – R E V I S E D ( I M A S –R ) 5 IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT FOLLOW THE TIME FRAME, REMIND THEM: Just to remind you, I am only asking about experiences that lasted at least several days; they did not have to last the whole month. SAY THIS NO MORE THAN TWICE THE FIRST TWO TIMES A PARTICIPANT GIVES A POSITIVE RESPONSE, PROBE: And was this going on for at least several days during the past month? 8 Did you feel a lot less close to your friends and relatives for at least several days? 9 Have you had a much smaller appetite than usual? 10 Have you slept much less than usual? 11 Did you have a lot of trouble falling asleep? 12 Was it difficult to stay asleep? 13 Were you waking up much earlier than you needed? IF SAYS YES, PROBE: Was it also much earlier than you wanted? IF RESPONDS NEGATIVELY TO EITHER QUESTION, SCORE (0) 14 Did you sleep a lot more than usual? IF SAYS YES, PROBE: And did you sleep much more than you wanted? IF RESPONDS NEGATIVELY TO EITHER QUESTION, SCORE (0) 15 Were you feeling drowsy almost all day long? 16 Have you felt very tired or low in energy even when you haven’t been working very hard? 17 Did it take you a lot of effort to do your everyday activities? 18 Did you stop many of your usual activities because you didn’t have the energy to do them? 19 Did you talk more slowly than usual? 20 Did you move more slowly than is normal for you? 21 Has anyone noticed that you were talking or moving more slowly? 22 Did you feel like you were moving in slow motion? 23 Was it unusually difficult for you to get moving? 24 Did you feel the need to keep your hands occupied at all times? 25 Were you fidgeting much more than usual? 26 Did you have a lot of trouble sitting still? 27 Did you feel a lot more restless and agitated than usual? 28 Has anyone noticed that you were restless? 29 Did your thoughts come much more slowly than usual? 30 Have you had a lot of trouble concentrating? I N T E R V I E W F O R M O O D & A N X I E T Y S Y M P T O M S – R E V I S E D ( I M A S –R ) 6 31 Did you feel that you could not make up your mind about things you ordinarily have no trouble deciding about? 32 Did you feel hopeless about the future? 33 Did you feel completely worthless? 34 Did you feel very guilty? 35 Was your self-esteem much lower than usual? 36 Did you feel that you wanted to be alone rather than spend time with friends or relatives much more than usual? 37 Were you unable to enjoy the things you used to? 38 Did you feel a lot less talkative than usual? 39 Were you unable to laugh and see the funny side of things? 40 Were you much less interested in sex? 41 Were you much less interested in eating? 42 Did you often skip meals and not feel hungry? 43 Have you felt desperate? 44 Were you often thinking about death; either your own, someone else’s, or death in general? Have you experienced any of the following in the past month; it did not have to last for several days: 45 Have you thought that it would be better if you were dead? 46 Have you hurt yourself on purpose? 47 Have you seriously thought about committing suicide? § IF RECEIVED A SCORE OF 1 OR 2 ON AT LEAST ONE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS (8-47), ASK: 48 IF ONLY ONE QUESTION WAS ENDORSED: In this section you mentioned a problem that has been bothering you.
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