Exhibit 7.6 The Brief Assessment Scale for
Depression (BAS-D)
1. Admits to worrying in the last month
2. Worries about almost everything
3. Sad or depressed mood in last month
4. Depression lasts longer than a few hours
5. Depression worst at beginning of the day
6. Has felt life not worth living in past month
7. Has not felt happy in last month
8. Bothered and depressed by current loneliness
9. Almost nothing enjoyed lately
10. Less enjoyment than 1 year ago
11. Less enjoyment because depressed/nervous
12. Has had episodes of depression longer than 1 week duration prior to past year
13. Reports headaches in past month
14. Poor appetite in the absence of medical cause
15. Slowed in physical movement compared to 1 year ago
16. Difficulty sleeping due to altered moods, thoughts or tension
17. Has cried or felt like crying in past month
18i. Pessimistic or empty expectations of future
ii. Thinks future bleak or unbearable
19i. Has wished to be dead in past month
ii. Suicidal thoughts
iii. Serious consideration of methods of suicide or actual attempts in past month
20. Obvious self-blame present
21. Describes self as not very happy/not at all happy (opposed to fairly or very happy)
From Allen N, Ames D, Ashby D, Bennetts K, Tuckwell V, West C. A brief sensitive screening instrument for depression in late life. Age and Ageing 1994;23:218. By permission of Oxford University Press