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Specialized tool designed to assess depression in patients with schizophrenia, distinguishing it from negative symptoms and EPS.
Gloomy attitude, pessimism, inability to see a bright side.
Feeling that the future is bleak, cannot be improved.
Feelings of inferiority or worthlessness.
Believing others are talking about or blaming the patient.
Excessive or inappropriate guilt over past actions.
Symptoms worse in the morning compared to evening.
Waking up earlier than desired with inability to return to sleep.
Thoughts of, or actual attempts at, self-harm.
Clinical observation of sad facial expression or posture.
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Addington D. (1990)
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