Depression

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ID	Label	CPES	NCSR	NSAL
D0	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00827
D1	Sad/depr episode - discouraged about life	V00829	D1	DP1
D1A	Sad/depr episode - lost interest in enjoyable things	V00830	D1A	DP1A
D1B	Sad/depr episode - lost interest in enjoyable things	V00831	D1B	DP1B
D2	Discouraged about life episode - lost int in enjoy things	V00832	D2	DP2
D9	Lost int in enjoy things episode - felt most of time 2+ wks	V00833	D9	DP9
D9A	Longest # of days lost interest in enjoyable things	V00834	D9A	DP9A
D9A1	Time unit lost interest in enjoy things,D9A	V00835	D9A1	DP9A1
D9A2	Longest period of losing interest-3+ days	V00836	D9A2	DP9A2
D10	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00837		DP10
D11	INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTION	V00838		DP11
D11A	Life had no meaning period - felt most of time 2+ wks	V00839
D11B	Longest # of days life had no meaning	V00840
D11B1	Time unit life had no meaning	V00841
D11C	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00843
D11D	INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTION	V00844
D12	Sadness episode lasted all day for 2+ wks	V00845	D12	DP12
D12A	Longest # of days felt sad/discouraged/depressed	V00846	D12A	DP12A
D13	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00847		DP13
D14	Sad episode several days almost every month for a year	V00848	D14	DP14
D15	Severe several day episode - # hours sadness/day	V00849	D15	DP15
D16	Severe 2+ wk episode - # hours sadness/day	V00850	D16	DP16
D17	Severity of emotional distress during sad episode	V00851	D17	DP17
D18	Severe sad episode - how often nothing could cheer you	V00852	D18	DP18
D19	Emotional distress so severe could not carry out activities	V00853	D19	DP19
D20	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00854		DP20
D21	Sleep/energy/appetite/concentration problems	V00855	D21	DP21
D22	Apparent worst episode combining most # of other problems	V00856	D22	DP22
D22A	Age worst episode began	V00857	D22A	DP22A
D22B	Length of worst episode	V00858	D22B	DP22B
D22B1	Unit of time of worst episode, D22B	V00859	D22B1	DP22B1
D22C	Age of last bad sadness/depressed episode	V00860	D22C	DP22C
D22D	Length of last bad sadness/depressed episode	V00861	D22D	DP22D
D22D1	Time unit last sadness/depressed episode,D22D	V00862	D22D1	DP22DP1
D24A	Severe dep episode-felt depressed most days	V00863	D24A	DP24A
D24B	Severe dep episode-nothing could cheer you most days	V00864	D24B	DP24B
D24C	Sev dep episode-discouraged about things in life most days	V00865	D24C	DP24C
D24D	Severe dep episode-felt hopeless about future most days	V00866	D24D	DP24D
D24E	Severe dep episode-lost int in things you used to think fun	V00867	D24E	DP24E
D24F	Sev dep episode-nothing fun though good things happening	V00868	D24F	DP24F
D25	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00869		DP25
D26A	Severe dep episode-small appetite most days	V00871	D26A	DP26A
D26B	Severe dep episode-larger appetite than usual most days	V00873	D26B	DP26B
D26C	Severe dep episode-gained weight without trying	V00875	D26C	DP26C
D26D	How much weight gain during severe dep episode	V00878
D26DA	Unit of mass of weight gain during sev dep episode	V00879
D26E	Severe dep episode-lost weight without trying	V00881	D26E	DP26E
D26F	Severe dep episode-weight loss in lbs	V00883
D26FA	Unit of mass of weight loss	V00885
D26G	Severe dep episode-trouble sleeping most nights	V00887	D26G	DP26G
D26H	Severe dep episode-slept more than usual most nights	V00889	D26H	DP26H
D26I	Severe dep episode-slept much less but not tired	V00891	D26I	DP26I
D26J	Severe dep episode-low energy and tired w/out work most days	V00893	D26J	DP26J
D26K	Severe dep episode-more energy than usual most days	V00894	D26K	DP26K
D26L	Severe dep episode-talk/move more slowly than usual most days	V00895	D26L	DP26L
D26M	Severe dep episode-others notice talk/move more slowly	V00896	D26M	DP26M
D26N	Severe dep episode-so restless couldn't sit still or paced	V00897	D26N	DP26N
D26O	Severe dep episode-others notice restlessness	V00898	D26O	DP26O
D26P	Severe dep episode-slow or mixed up thoughts most days	V00899	D26P	DP26P
D26Q	Severe dep episode-jumping or racing thoughts hard to track	V00900	D26Q	DP26Q
D26R	Severe dep episode-more trouble concentrating most days	V00901	D26R	DP26R
D26S	Severe dep episode-unusual indecisiveness	V00902	D26S	DP26S
D26T	Severe dep episode-lost self confidence	V00903	D26T	DP26T
D26U	Severe dep episode-felt not as good as others most days	V00904	D26U	DP26U
D26V	Severe dep episode-worthless feeling most days	V00905	D26V	DP26V
D26W	Severe dep episode-felt guilty most days	V00906	D26W	DP26W
D26X	Severe dep episode-felt irritable/grouchy/moody most days	V00907	D26X	DP26X
D26Y	Severe dep episode-felt nervous or anxious most days	V00908	D26Y	DP26Y
D26Z	Severe dep episode-sudden attacks of intense fear or panic	V00909	D26Z	DP26Z
D26AA	Severe dep episode- often thought of death	V00872	D26AA	DP26AA
D26BB	Severe dep episode-would be better if dead	V00874	D26BB	DP26BB
D26CC	Severe dep episode-thought about suicide	V00876	D26CC	DP26CC
D26DD	Severe dep episode-made suicide plan	V00880	D26DD	DP26DD
D26EE	Severe dep episode-attempted suicide	V00882	D26EE	DP26EE
D26FF	Severe dep episode-unable to cope with daily responsibilities	V00886	D26FF	DP26FF
D26GG	Severe dep episode-alone rather than with friends/relatives	V00888	D26GG	DP26GG
D26HH	Severe dep episode-less talkative than usual most nights	V00890	D26HH	DP26HH
D26II	Severe dep episode-cried often	V00892	D26II	DP26II
D26_YESC	BLDEPRESS.D26_YESCOUNT	V00870
D27	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00910		DP27
D28	Sadness and probs interfered w/ work/relations/social life	V00911	D28	DP28
D28A	Severe depressed episode-unable to perform daily activities	V00912	D28A	DP28A
D29A	Severe depressed episodes result of physical causes	V00913	D29A	DP29A
D29B	Severe depressed episodes always result of physical causes	V00914	D29B	DP29B
D37	Exact age 1st dep episode combined with other problems	V00915	D37	DP37
D37A	Age 1st depressed episode	V00916	D37A	DP37A
D37B1	Estimate age of 1st episode	V00919	D37B1	DP37B1
D37B2	1st episode before started school	V00920	D37B2	DP37B2
D37B3	1st episode before teenager	V00921	D37B3	DP37B3
D37B_1	1st episode brought on by stress or out of blue	V00918	D37B_1	DP37B_1
D37C1	Approx length of 1st episode	V00923	D37C1	DP37C1
D37C2	Unit time 1st episode	V00924	D37C2	DP37C2
D37D	Episode occurred after someone close died	V00926
D37E	Similar episode for reason other than death of someone close	V00927
D38	Sadness episode combined with other probs in past 12 mths	V00928	D38	DP38
D38A	Recent occurrence of sadness + other episode	V00929	D38A	DP38A
D38A_1	# of episodes in the past 12 months	V00930	D38A_1	DP38A1*
D38A_2	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00931		DP38A2
D38A_3_5	Month episode started	V00933
D38A_3A_	Year episode started	V00935
D38A_4	Length of episode-so far	V00936	D38A_4	DP38A4
D38A_4A	Unit time of episode	V00937	D38A_4A	DP38A4A
D38A_5	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00938		DP38A5
D38A_6	Episode ended or ongoing	V00939	D38A_6
D38A_7A	Length 1st episode in the past year	V00941	D38A_7A	DP38A7
D38A_7B	Unit of time 1st episode in the past year,D38A_7	V00942	D38A_7B	DP38A7A
D38A_8	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00943		DP38A8
D38A_9	Most recent episode ended or ongoing	V00944	D38A_9
D38B	# of days in past 365 in episode	V00946	D38B	DP38B
D38C	Age last time with episode	V00947	D38C	DP38C
D39	Longest period had episode w other problem most	V00948	D39	DP39*
D39A	Unit time longest episode, D39	V00949	D39A	DP39A
D40	INTERVIEWER QUERY - length of longest episode	V00950		DP40
D41	Full year with episodes lasting several days + most months	V00951	D41	DP41
D42	Age had 1st year of episodes every month	V00953	D42	DP42
D42_1	Episodes brought by stressful exp in 1st year of episodes	V00954	D42_1	DP42_1
D42_2	Episodes that happened after someone close died	V00955
D43	# of years with episodes nearly every month	V00956	D43	DP43
D46	Full year or longer with episodes most days	V00958	D46	DP46
D47	Age at first year with episodes most days	V00959	D47	DP47
D48	# of different years in episode most days	V00960	D48	DP48
D49	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00961		DP49
D50	Longest continuous # years in episode most days	V00962	D50	DP50
D52	# of episodes with other problems lasting 2+ weeks	V00963	D52	DP52
D53	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00964		DP53
D53_1	Episodes brought by stressful experience	V00965	D53_1	DP53_1
D53_2	Episodes happened after someone close died	V00966
D54	# of different years in life had at least one episode	V00967	D54	DP54
D56	Longest continuous # years with at least 1 episode per year	V00969	D56	DP56
D57	INTERVIEWER QUERY - length of longest episode	V00970		DP57
D58	Full year or longer in episode most days	V00971	D58	DP58
D59	# of years in life in episode most days	V00972	D59	DP59
D59A	Age first time had a year of episodes most days	V00973	D59A	DP59A
D60	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00974		DP60
D61	Longest # continuous years in episodes for most days	V00975	D61	DP61
D62_1	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00976		DP62_1
D62_2	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00977		DP62_2
D62_3	Mark statement in book	V00978
D64	Mark statement in book	V00979
D64A	Mark statement- Problems falling asleep-most severe episode	V00980	D64A	DP64A
D64B	Mark statement- Waking up at night-most severe episode	V00981	D64B	DP64B
D64C	Mark statement- Wake too early in morn-most severe episode	V00982	D64C	DP64C
D64D	Mark statement- Amount of sleep-most severe episode	V00983	D64D	DP64D
D64E	Mark statement- Feeling sad-most severe episode	V00984	D64E	DP64E
D64F	Mark stmnt- Concentrate and make dec-most sev episode	V00985	D64F	DP64F
D64G	Mark statement- Feel down on self-most severe episode	V00986	D64G	DP64G
D64H	Mark statement- Int in daily activities-most severe episode	V00987	D64H	DP64H
D64I	Mark statement- Level of energy-most severe episode	V00988	D64I	DP64I
D66A	Severe month in past year interfered w/ home mgmt	V00989	D66A	DP66A*
D66B	Severe month in past year interfered w/ ability to work	V00990	D66B	DP66B*
D66C	Severe mth in past yr interfered w/ form/maint close relations	V00991	D66C	DP66C*
D66D	Severe month in past interfered with social life	V00992	D66D	DP66D*
D67	INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT	V00993		DP67
D68	Days in yr totally unable to do usual activities due to sadness	V00994	D68	DP68
D72	Saw professional about sadness	V00995	D72	DP69A*
D72_1_01	Professional seen about sadness:1st mention (11 iterations)	V00996
D72A	Age first time talked to professional about sadness/discour	V01007	D72A	DP71
D73	Received helpful/effective treatment	V01008
D73A	Age first time received helpful/effective treatment	V01009
D73B	Total profs seen for sadness incl helpful treatment doc	V01010
D73C	Total professionals seen about sadness	V01011
D74	Professional treatment for sadness in past 12 mths	V01013	D86
D75	Close relatives having periods of sadness	V01012
D87	Hospitalized overnight for sadness	V01014	D87	DP75
D87A	Age 1st hospitalized overnight for sadness	V01015	D87A	DP75A

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