Depressive Distress
Dimension 398 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Depressive Distress measures the presence and severity of depressed mood and closely related symptoms such as loss of interest, low energy, sleep disturbance, poor concentration, and psychomotor restlessness. It encompasses expressions of emotional low mood together with the cognitive and bodily burden that accompanies it.
evidence final name · Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Minimal Depressive Distress
Expressions activating this band show little clear depressive content or only diffuse concern, isolated stress-related thoughts, or general symptom mentions without a coherent pattern of low mood. The experience is weak, mixed, or only minimally expressed.
Moderate Depressive Distress
Expressions activating this band describe noticeable emotional and behavioral strain marked by worry, sleep problems, self-harm-related content, or difficulty functioning in everyday life. Depressive distress is present as a meaningful burden, though often expressed through mixed internal distress rather than sustained sadness alone.
High Depressive Distress
Expressions activating this band describe clear depressed mood with prominent accompanying symptoms such as loss of interest, fatigue, impaired concentration, insomnia, sadness, and restless agitation. The experience is direct, persistent, and clinically salient in both feeling and functioning.
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Lower Generalised Anxiety Disorder: Generalised anxiety disorder is present at a low level. Expressions activating this band reflect early or diffuse generalised anxiety disorder.
Moderate Generalised Anxiety Disorder: Generalised anxiety disorder is present here in a general or mixed form without a single dominant facet. Compared to the band below, generalised anxiety disorder is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band may reflect general or diffuse generalised anxiety disorder.
Higher Generalised Anxiety Disorder: Generalised anxiety disorder is experienced here at a level consistent with formal clinical assessment and disorder-relevant measurement. Unlike the band below, where generalised anxiety disorder was characterized by a general or mixed form, the proxy here has shifted in character. Expressions activating this band likely reflect generalised anxiety disorder at a clinical or disorder-relevant level.