Depression

What it measures

Depression measures subjective well-being, self-worth, and hedonic tone

Outcome measures

Depression

A decrease in score on this outcome should be interpreted as an improvement.

How it measures

Depression is one of 6-7 subscales in the Profile of Mood States questionnaire. There are 65 self-report 5-point scales where participants can choose from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) [1] in the Profile of Mood States.