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 Explanation of items for depression scale:

(1) adequate personality (no personality deviation): free from a history of neurotic breakdown and without disabling neurotic symptoms or serious social maladjustments

(2) no adequate psychogenesis: no psychological stress or difficulty continuing to operate after the onset of symptoms and adequate to explain perpetuation of the illness.

(3) distinct quality: a quality distinct from the depression/gloom/sadness with which they usually react to adversity.

(4) weight loss

(5) previous episode of depression

(6) depressive psychomotor activity: agitation, slowing or retardation

(7) anxiety

(8) nihilistic delusions: delusions of doom, imminent destruction, somatic dissolution or poverty of the patient and/or his family

(9) blame others for illness (accusations of others)

(10) feelings guilt, delusions of guilt 

Depression Parameters

adequate personality

no adequate psychogenesis

distinct quality

weight loss

previous episode

depressive psychomotor activity

anxiety

nihilistic delusions

blaming others

guilt

Depression score = total score for all 10 parameters (possible score -2 to 12)
Interpretation: If the depression score is > 6, then endogenous depression is present. If <6, then neurotic depression is present.

ECT Parameters

weight loss

pyknic psychique ((short, thick and stocky)

early wakening

anxiety

somatic delusions

paranoid delusions

worse in the afternoon and evening

self pity

hypochondriacal

hysterical

ECT score = total score for all 10 parameters (possible score -12 to 11)
Interpretation: An ECT score >1 indicates a probable good result from ECT, while < 1 indicates a probable poor outcome.