1 | I feel it’s a sign of weakness to be depressed | −2 | −1 | 5 | −4 | −2 |
2 | People would blame me if they knew I was depressed | −2 | −1 | 2 | −3 | 1 |
3 | My depression is due to a physical change in my brain | 1 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 3 |
4 | I do not know why I am depressed | −1 | 3 | −3 | 0 | −3 |
5 | I think that there is a religious explanation for my depression | −4 | −1 | −3 | −5 | 1 |
6 | My depression is hereditary | −4 | 1 | −4 | −1 | 2 |
7 | I’m depressed because I’ve had too much to cope with | 3 | −2 | −2 | 1 | −4 |
8 | The way I think about things has caused my depression | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
9 | I am the sort of person who is prone to depression | −3 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 2 |
10 | My physical health problems have caused my depression | 3 | −4 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
11 | The stress of being physically unwell has caused my depression | 5 | −2 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
12 | I knew about the risk of depression when I was diagnosed with my physical health problem | 0 | −2 | −4 | 2 | 1 |
13 | I am depressed because I have to cope with things on my own | 0 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
14 | My depression makes me feel out of control | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −2 |
15 | Everybody can see I have depression | −2 | 0 | −5 | −3 | −1 |
16 | It upsets my family or friends when I’m depressed | 4 | −2 | 1 | 2 | −5 |
17 | Being around me will cause others to become depressed | −1 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
18 | I would be frightened to tell an employer about my depression | −1 | −2 | −2 | 1 | 3 |
19 | My depression makes me want to be on my own | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 |
20 | People do not want to see me when I am depressed | −2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | −1 |
21 | I have missed out on part of my life while being depressed | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | −4 |
22 | Being depressed will affect my general physical health | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
23 | Depression will make the effects of my physical illnesses worse | 0 | −1 | −2 | 2 | 0 |
24 | My depression is under my own control | 2 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 4 |
25 | Treating the cause of my depression is the only thing that will help | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
26 | My family and friends will help me get over my depression | 4 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 5 |
27 | The best thing for my depression is to see a health professional | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
28 | I prefer to manage things myself if I get depressed | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
29 | I think medication would help my depression | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
30 | My depression will never be cured | −4 | −3 | −1 | 1 | 1 |
31 | There’s nothing I can do to cure my depression | 0 | −3 | −1 | 0 | −5 |
32 | Treating my physical health problems will help my depression | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
33 | More support for my physical illnesses would help my depression | 1 | −2 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
34 | I find that my faith helps me with my depression | −1 | 0 | −2 | −5 | 1 |
35 | I think talking to a therapist would help my depression | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
36 | Talking about my problems just makes me feel worse | −1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2 |
37 | Being depressed tends to make me more depressed | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
38 | Being depressed is part of who I am | −3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | 0 |
39 | I see myself differently now that I have had depression | 1 | −1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
40 | Depression defines me as a person | −3 | 1 | −2 | −2 | 0 |
41 | I became depressed when I gave in to feeling miserable | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | −2 |
42 | The word depression best describes my mood | −1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
43 | It is important for doctors to give me a diagnosis of depression | 1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | 0 |
44 | My depression is not an illness | −2 | −1 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
45 | Other people would be depressed if they were in the same situation as me | 0 | −4 | −2 | −3 | 0 |
46 | Depression always makes you feel suicidal | −5 | −5 | −1 | −4 | −4 |
47 | I need to tell you the story of my life for you to really understand my depression | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
48 | Worrying about dying causes me to be depressed | −2 | −4 | 0 | −2 | 1 |
49 | Symptoms of my physical health problem can overwhelm me into depression | 3 | −3 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
50 | I feel ashamed that I am depressed | −3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | −2 |
51 | Depression has changed how others see me | −1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −1 |
52 | Suicide is a means of stopping the distress of depression | −5 | −3 | −1 | −4 | −3 |
53 | I think my depression is going to last a long time | −1 | −5 | 0 | 4 | −3 |
54 | My depression started quickly | 0 | 1 | −5 | 0 | 1 |
55 | My depression comes and goes | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
56 | I’m depressed because I’m worried about my future | 2 | −1 | −3 | −2 | −1 |
57 | I understand what the word depression means | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | −2 |