Table 1 Modified/ Replaced Items and their original version
Item | Original Item | Modification by expert team | Modification after cognitive interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
(1) | People with depression often speak in a digressive and incoherent way | People with depression often speak incoherently | |
(3) | Reckless and foolhardy behaviour are common signs of depression | Reckless and risk-taking behaviour are common signs of depression | |
(12) | Clinical psychologists can prescribe antidepressants | Psychologists can prescribe antidepressants | |
(13) | Moderate depression disrupts a person's life as much as multiple sclerosis or deafness | Depression can be accompanied by distortions in thinking and perception | Depression can be accompanied by changes in thinking and perception (e.g. brooding) |
(15) | Many famous people have suffered from depression | Depression always has several causes | |
(16) | Many treatments for depression are more effective than antidepressants | Increasing positive activities should be an integral part of any treatment for depression | Increasing positive activities (e.g. exercise, socializing) should be an integral part of any treatment for depression |
(18) | For mild to moderate depression, cognitive behavioural therapy is as ef- fective as antidepressants | For mild to moderate depression, cognitive behavioural therapy is the treatment of choice | |
(19) | Of all the alternative and lifestyle treatments for depression, vitamins are probably the most helpful | People with depression have negative thoughts, which can also take the form of suicidal thoughts |