Research Article

Predicting Depression with Psychopathology and Temperament Traits: The Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort

Table 1

Psychological scales used in the 31-year followup of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort.

Instrument (abbreviation)Number of itemsDescription of high scorersReference(s)

Revised Physical Anhedonia Scale (PAS)61Lowered ability to experience physical and sensory pleasuresChapman et al., [20]
Revised Social Anhedonia Scale (SAS)40Schizoid lack of interest in social interactionChapman et al., [20]; Eckbladet al., [21]
Perceptual Aberration Scale (PER)35Have distorted perception of own body and other objectsChapman et al., [22]
Hypomanic Personality Scale (HPS)48Energetic, upbeat, gregarious people, often able to work long hoursEckblad and Chapman, [23]
Bipolar II Scale (BIP2)31Designed to predict bipolar II disorder among unipolar subjectsAkiskal et al., [24]
Schizoidia Scale (SCHD)7Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) items that as pooled best detect schizophreniaGolden and Meehl, [25]
Symptom Check-List, Depression subscale (SCL-D) 13Used as a screen for depression in normal population Derogatis et al., [6]; Fink et al., [17]
Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) subscales:
 (i) novelty seeking (TCI-NS)40Respond with intense excitement to novel stimuliCloninger et al., [7]
 (ii) harm avoidance (TCI-HA)35Subjects with tendency to respond intensively to signals of aversive stimuli, thereby inhibiting/stopping behaviourCloninger et al., [7]
 (iii) reward dependence (TCI-RD)24Respond intensely to signals of rewardCloninger et al., [7]
 (iv) persistence (TCI-P)8Subjects with tendency to persevere in behaviours associated with rewardCloninger et al., [7]