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Table 1 The Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) and the Major Depression Inventory (MDI)

From: The predictive value of mental health for long-term sickness absence: the Major Depression Inventory (MDI) and the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) compared

MHI-5

Ā 

Response categories

Ā 

How much of the time during the last 4Ā weeks, have youā€¦.

Ā 

(1)

Been a very nervous person?

(a) All of the time

(2)

Felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up?

(b) Most of the time

(3)

Felt calm and peaceful?

(c) A good bit of the time

(4)

Felt downhearted and blue?

(d) Some of the time

(5)

Been a happy person?

(e) A little of the time

Ā Ā 

( f) At no time

MDI

Ā 

Response categories

Ā 

How much of the time in the last 2Ā weeksā€¦

Ā 

(1)

Have you felt low in spirit or sad?

Ā 

(2)

Have you lost interest in your daily activities?

(3)

Have you felt lacking in energy and strength?

(4)

Have you felt less self-confident?

(a) All of the time

(5)

Have you had a bad conscience or feelings of guilt?

(b) Most of the time

(6)

Have you felt that life wasnā€™t worth living?

(c) Slightly more than half of the time

(7)

Have you had difficulty in concentrating, e.g., when reading the newspaper or watching television?

(d) Slightly less than half of the time

(8a)*

Have you felt very restless?

(e) A little of the time

(8b)*

Have you felt subdued?

( f) At no time

(9)

have you had trouble sleeping at night?

Ā 

(10a)*

Have you suffered from reduced appetite?

(10b)*

Have you suffered from increased appetite?

  1. ā€˜*ā€™In the MDI is only the question with the highest response value of the questions 8a/8b and of the questions 10a/10b used in the total score.