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IntroV4Confirmation (hi i'm ellie thanks for coming in today i was created to talk to people in a safe and secure environment i'm not a therapist but i'm here to learn about people and would love to learn about you i'll ask a few questions to get us started and please feel free to tell me anything your answers are totally confidential are you ok with this). yes. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). i'm doing okay. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). i'm from greenwich connecticut. really (really). yes. when_LA (when did you move to l_a). um i moved here in two thousand eight so about five years ago. often_backB (how often do you go back to your hometown). um i try to go back at least once a year sometimes i go more sometimes less. mhm (mhm). compares_LA (how does it compare to l_a). um overall i think i like where i'm from better than l_a in general. why2 (why). um. i think that. other than it being somewhere i'm familiar with the type of people that are there. are just more my. type and what i'm used to and. it's less superficial. understand (i understand). why_LA (why did you move to l_a). <tisk> um i moved out here for college after i graduated high school and my mom and sister live in california. adapted_LA (how easy was it for you to get used to living in l_a). um initially it was easy because i felt like. it was a new experience so you kind of adapt and just. are experiencing everything at once but then after the first few years when it really sets in. how different it is and. what life is out here it became more difficult than originally. mm (mm). study (what did you study at school). uh fine arts and photography. sounds_interesting (that sounds interesting). hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). um i was interested in photography since high school um i did a lot of programs and. got awards and things like that and publishments. so i decided to pursue art. still_working_on_X (are you still working in that). um yes i have a fine arts degree that i got last year and. scrubbed_entry. awesome (awesome). happy_didthat (are you happy you did that). yeah i really enjoy working or interning in forensics um. i like that better than initially what i wanted to do was freelance photography. i feel like it's a more secure job and it's very interesting. memorableB (what's one of your most memorable experiences). um. that's a interesting question. i guess just my childhood in general. growing up. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um well my family's very close. um. my extended family as well and they all live <li> most of them live. within the area or in the east coast in general so we would always do large family uh parties and things for holidays and religious purposes and things like that. great_situation (that sounds like a great situation). yeah it is really fun and we try and all get together as much as possible which is. more difficult now since everyone is spread out amongst different states and countries. yeah_downer (yeah). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). um i consider myself more shy. relax_fishtank (sometimes when i'm feeling tense i turn on the fish tank screensaver hey i know it's not hawaii but it's the best i've got what do you do to relax). um. i. watch reality television i think it's kind of funny and lighthearted. like_what (like what). um i watch like bravo t_v like the real housewives shows and. just like funny things that you don't really need to pay attention to. okay_confirm (okay). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). um. i'm good i guess i don't really have like a temper if i'm having. if i'm more stressed out it it definitely shows in in my attitude it but i don't really have like anger. uh_huh (uh huh). last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). um. well me and my boyfriend like bicker all the time <laughter> just like about like. insignificant things. but other than that. um i had an argument with my dad a few days ago. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. there's been like some tension going on. since i went and visited over the holidays this past winter. things about his girlfriend and. he thinks that i should be the one to make some kind of effort to. have a relationship with her although he doesn't for whatever reason think that it should go both ways. so for like the thirtieth time he. we were on the phone and he was. <sigh> telling me how i need to call her and speak to her and i told him that i was going to do it over this past weekend 'cause of the jewish holidays and. he kind of was just like very mature and telling me oh forget it she doesn't want to hear from you now and kind of just like i could care less because i. i don't care about having a relationship with her so if she doesn't wanna hear from me you know it's easier for me. yeah_downer (yeah). that_sucks (that sucks). um. situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). i mean every time <t> i mean it's been the same recurring argument a lot and i wish. that i could sometimes i do but i wish that the times that it turns into an explosive fight that i could just bite my tongue. but the thing is is that he says. certain things that are untrue. or things he knows that like will tick me off. that are really nasty and. that he shouldn't be saying to me so he. so i kind of just like lose it and i can't really. mm like not say anything. yeah_downer (yeah). im_sorry (i'm sorry). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). um. well i guess the hardest decision i made which i it didn't. i only realized that it's the hardest decision like looking back is once you decide where to. after you graduate high school where to go to college because for me i basically. changed my entire life and moved away and did all that on my own. so it didn't seem like that hard of a decision at the time it felt like just like a progression of the next step but looking back now. that's probably one of the hardest decisions i made. okay_confirm (okay). memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). um. well i wish i could erase. the event or seeing. my grandmother's funeral which. obviously it wouldn't change anything. but. it wasn't. seeing her there was not something i'd wanna. like have in my memory. yeah_downer (yeah). influence_positive (who's someone that's been a positive influence in your life). um she was she was a very positive influence and always. was not judgmental. um. and now i mean my parents are great role models just in general i mean they're very successful people. so whether or not we have like disagreements or that we're separate people. they kind of are good role models in terms of what you wanna have when you. are older. mhm (mhm). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). um usually it's easy the problem is staying alseep. no matter how late i go to bed whether it's ten p_m or four a_m. i will be up like clockwork. by seven thirty or eight o'clock in the morning the latest every single day and i can't seem to. figure out why i cannot stay asleep longer. trigger (are they triggered by something). no i just. in the morning i guess i'm a lighter sleeper but i just wake up like i just cannot stay asleep anymore which never used to be a problem this consistent but now it's. i cannot remember the last time i slept past eight thirty in the morning. hmm_downer (hmm). sleep_affects (what are you like when you don't sleep well). <tisk> i mean it just makes if i have to do stuff during the day it makes it a lot more tiring. but it doesn't really i'm so used to it now it doesn't really change my mood it's just part of everyday. okay_confirm (okay). feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). um. i don't know i kind of just feel very. mm. like so so. just. no extreme highs no extreme lows it's kind of. one note land. behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). i mean nothing like lately. um. like recently it's just i would say over a period of years i've kind of progressively become more seclusive and. just reserved and. not very outgoing. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). no. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). no i have been diagnosed with anxiety. why_seek_help (what got you to seek help). um i had some breathing problems for a day or two and i had to go to the hospital. um 'cause i thought it was more serious 'cause i couldn't breathe but. they said that it was a physical manifestation of my anxiety. therapy_useful (do you feel like therapy is useful). i think in the right setting and. with the person who's doing it if they're open minded and the therapist. is helpful. and good at what they're doing then yeah. therapy_going (do you still go to therapy now). no i haven't been to therapy since i was a kid. stop_going (why did you stop). um i went because my parents thought it would be a good idea to like. deal with whatever issues they were having with me. but it was never i mean we just sat around and talked about my day. it wasn't. i didn't feel like i needed therapy at the time so i didn't really get much out of it. see_mean (i see what you mean). happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). <sigh> well i was happy when i was back home at my boyfriend's house with his family over the new year's holiday. when i'm there i can always just. we save up our money so it's a complete vacation i don't have to. worry about paying bills i don't have to worry about what i have to do tomorrow who i have to deal with i just every morning we wake up we hang out. just enjoy the day. thats_great (that's great). regret (is there anything you regret). in general. yes (yes). um. i regret the college i chose to go to i didn't. being from the east coast the whole collegiate system is set up a lot differently and. the universities out there are not the same as the tight knit california school system out here. so when i was researching colleges i kind of thought that santa monica college was just a general college just like boston college back home or. you know any other school with the name college at the end of it i didn't realize until you know the end of my first year even. that it was more like a transfer school like you. you can't i didn't even realize you couldn't get a bachelor's degree from there when i went. yeah_downer (yeah). so it kind of create created more problems for me. advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). <sigh>. well considering i'm twenty two <sigh> i'd probably say ten years ago. i would give myself the advice to. probably stay closer to home. and to have. really pursued other options rather than just be completely invested in moving to california. BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). um. my best friend would describe me. as a great charismatic funny outgoing. socially enjoyable person which is different than how. people who aren't my good friends would describe me. which i mean i don't i mean it is what it is i. am very outgoing and and have a great time when i'm with my friends in my element but around strangers and in like uncomfortable groups and things i just. i am very shy and. don't really. speak much. uh_huh (uh huh). Ellie17Dec2012_10 (tell me about something you did recently that you really enjoyed). um recently my friend was visiting and we went to a clippers basketball game a few weeks ago and i really enjoyed that. nice (nice). yeah. Ellie17Dec2012_07 (what would you say are some of your best qualities). um. i'm very caring. i. i'm a very good judge of character. which i mean i guess i mean i consider it to be a quality <qu> quality for myself. um. i'm very affectionate <aff>. i mean. i'm not very affectionate i'm more. i mean i guess i guess so. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). bye (goodbye). thanks.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (Ellie) is conducting a depression screening interview with a participant. Based on the participant's responses and behavior during this clinical interview, does the participant show signs of depression? Answer with one phrase: depression, no depression.

Answer: depression


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IntroV4Confirmation (hi i'm ellie thanks for coming in today i was created to talk to people in a safe and secure environment i'm not a therapist but i'm here to learn about people and would love to learn about you i'll ask a few questions to get us started and please feel free to tell me anything your answers are totally confidential are you ok with this). yes. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). i'm okay. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). uh los angeles <laughter>. really (really). like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). um i don't know <laughter>. dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). um. it's kinda dirty but that's to be expected from a big city. yeah3 (yeah). study (what did you study at school). um my the last class that i took was a sociology class um i'm not <n> i'm not really sure where i'm going with school but i'm thinking about sex education. hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). i think that it's a really important job um. uh i feel like. uh because there's kind of uh. stigma i guess about talking about sex it leads to like a lot of unsafe sex and a lot of unplanned pregnancies. so i feel like it's a very important job for. the world <laughter>. yeah_downer (yeah). difficult (how hard is that). i don't know <laughter>. okay_confirm (okay). travel_shoes (i'm sure you can tell by my shoes i'm not much of a world explorer do you travel a lot). no. why2 (why). um lack of funds. see_mean (i see what you mean). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). um it depends on the people but i'd say that uh generally i'm more shy. uh of course with people who i know well. like they're closer to me i i'm more outgoing. mhm (mhm). relax_fishtank (sometimes when i'm feeling tense i turn on the fish tank screensaver hey i know it's not hawaii but it's the best i've got what do you do to relax). um play with my dogs. uh. i don't know uh if it's a nice day i'll go for a walk. um. if it's not a nice day then or if it's cold out or something then. uh maybe watch a show on t_v i like or read a book or something. uh_huh (uh huh). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). i'd say i'm pretty good at controlling my temper. thats_good (that's good). last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). um i can't remember i think the last person i argued with. was my boyfriend. probably last week but i don't even remember what it was about <laughter>. okay_confirm (okay). feelguilty (what's something you feel guilty about). um. i don't think i really feel guilty about anything i'd say that i regret things but i think there's a difference between guilt and regret um. like i think guilt is more just like feeling bad. but regret is like. um feeling like you should've made a different decision and. i think that can help you in. to make better decisions in the future whereas guilt you just feel bad for no reason and it's useless <laughter>. yeah3 (yeah). regret (is there anything you regret). um. i regret not doing better uh when i was in high school. um. uh. i mean not getting better grades. um. i regret uh. like getting involved with certain people in the past. but i mean i don't i'm not sure <laughter>. that's about it that i can think of right now <laughter>. avoid (could you have done anything to avoid it). hm. avoid (could you have done anything to avoid it). um. uh yeah i mean i mean in the past. uh yeah i could've made. different decisions. i mean obviously some things you know you aren't entirely in your control but i'm not going to feel i'm not going to regret things that i had no power over so. yeah3 (yeah). memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). um. i'm not sure if i would want to erase it from my memory. but. i wish that it didn't happen to me uh was uh the time that i was raped. sorry_hear (i'm sorry to hear that). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). <laughter> i can't really think of any hard decisions um. hm. i can't think of any <laughter>. okay_confirm (okay). situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). hm. i'm not sure <laughter> i can't think of any. family_relationship (tell me about your relationship with your family). uh i have a pretty good relationship with my family um. uh not. i wouldn't say that i'm really close with my mother but i mean we get along well. and i'm very close with my sister we're basically best friends. thats_good (that's good). influence_positive (who's someone that's been a positive influence in your life). um. hm. i think that my mother has been a positive influence in my life. uh. because she was always able to provide for me and she always. she didn't i mean she made. like mistakes sometimes but i think that she was always there for me when i needed it. and um she just did her best to raise me so. i think she was a big positive influence. mhm (mhm). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). uh it's been easy lately. uh sometimes i have trouble sleeping but uh. lately i have had no problems. sleep_affects (what are you like when you don't sleep well). um. it depends how long i've gone without sleep i can just. be anywhere from like. groggy to like um. really on edge. and like um. extremely tired <laughter> i don't know. okay_confirm (okay). feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). um i have been feeling. pretty good i uh. i have like general anxiety kind of all the time but it's not as bad as it has been. in the past. so. been feeling mostly pretty good. behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). um i think that i've actually been feeling. happier lately. i wouldn't say that i'm like really happy all the time i mostly just kind of. like. um. neutral but i have been feeling. more positive lately. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). i'm actually not sure if i've been diagnosed with p_t_s_d. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. uh. i know that i i've been seeing uh psychologist <psyc> psychologists for like. since i was sixteen. um for depression. and uh i think my first psychologist who i saw for a few years. thought that i had p_t_s_d but i'm not sure if she. ever made a diagnosis. suspect_problem (did you think you had a problem before you found out). um. i'm not sure <laughter>. symptoms_what (what were your symptoms). uh. i'm <laughter> i don't know. therapist_useful (is going to a therapist helping you). yes. therapist_affect (how has seeing a therapist affected you). um. it's helpful to uh. talk someone and have them kind of. um. guide you in. talking about something so that you can figure thing the figure out your. feelings about things sort of i guess for yourself or like why it it helps to talk with somebody because you can figure out why you're feeling a certain way about something. i mean. i think sometimes you can do that on your own but. uh. talking to somebody helps i think. yeah_downer (yeah). happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). um. hm. i'm not sure <laughter>. Ellie17Dec2012_10 (tell me about something you did recently that you really enjoyed). um. i'm not sure <laughter>. okay_confirm (okay). BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). um. i'm not sure <laughter>. ideal_weekendC (tell me how you spend your ideal weekend). uh. i think i would spend it mostly. at home. um but it would be sunny out and i would go outside a little bit. and i'd play with my dogs and. uh. i'd probably have my boyfriend over. um. i'd eat food that i like. like only food that i like like my favorite foods um. watch. movie or t_v show that i like. um. just. kind of have like a relaxing time but. that's nice. mhm (mhm). advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). mm. i would tell myself to uh. to uh to do better in school because throughout high school i was kind of an underachiever. and i ended up going to community college like on and off because i would like. sort of lose interest and then. uh not do well. or as well as i could have. so i would tell myself to. do as well as i could in school because i feel like i am capable of a lot more. than i do. and i think i could easily have gotten a scholarship <schol> a scholarship if i had done well in high school. so i would just tell myself to do good in school. probably warn myself about one or two people that. turned out to be not worth my time <laughter>. mm (mm). Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). um. hm. um. i think i am. proud of myself for not. being um. bitter and for wanting. to. uh. well i am kind of bitter i guess but i guess i'm proud of myself. for not being selfish and wanting to. um make the world a better place like 'cause a lot of bad things have happened to me and i try to instead instead of dwell on them. i try to. um. or i want. to be able to make things better for other people. and as much as i wanna help i guess um empower people to make their lives better. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). bye (goodbye). bye.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (Ellie) is conducting a depression screening interview with a participant. Based on the participant's responses and behavior during this clinical interview, does the participant show signs of depression? Answer with one phrase: depression, no depression.

Answer: no depression


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IntroV4Confirmation (hi i'm ellie thanks for coming in today i was created to talk to people in a safe and secure environment i'm not a therapist but i'm here to learn about people and would love to learn about you i'll ask a few questions to get us started and please feel free to tell me anything your answers are totally confidential are you ok with this). yes. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). i'm okay. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). i was born in mississippi. really (really). when_LA (when did you move to l_a). um when i was two and a half years old but actually it wasn't l_a it was santa monica. very_young (you were very young weren't you). yes. often_backB (how often do you go back to your hometown). never. why2 (why). i was only two and a half years old i don't remember anything. okay_confirm (okay). like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). oh i like the beach. i love all the restaurants. um. um the music scene just the general excitement oh and the parks and all that. mhm (mhm). yeah. dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). um the traffic. the um. the maintenance on the streets all the pot holes. um. um. the pollution. yeah3 (yeah). see_mean (i see what you mean). study (what did you study at school). well i studied a number of things at school um. i studied um. um at one point i was i i had majored in public relations journalism specialization in journalism. and i also studied um i was a pre law major. and so. i studied the law and then i also studied um. um. human um. human services courses. sounds_interesting (that sounds interesting). mhm. change_directions (what made you decide to do that). um mainly because i'm a people person. and i enjoy helping people. thats_great (that's great). dream_job (what's your dream job). wow my dream job. hm. mm. my dream job. hm. i don't really have one right now. okay_confirm (okay). travel_shoes (i'm sure you can tell by my shoes i'm not much of a world explorer do you travel a lot). no i don't and i can't even see your shoes. relax_fishtank (sometimes when i'm feeling tense i turn on the fish tank screensaver hey i know it's not hawaii but it's the best i've got what do you do to relax). um. um listen to music. watch horror movies i love <luh> i love horror flicks. um. and i have a fish tank too so i like to watch my fish. also like to play tennis when i can i haven't been able to play lately though because of physical problems. aw (aw). tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. mm. it's just that um. i had injured uh my my my ankle because i have anemia <aneenia> and um. and i got dizzy one night and i fell on my ankle and on my leg and so i'm just waiting for that to really heal. but i'm planning to get back um into tennis it's one of the things i enjoy doing it really relaxes me. thats_good (that's good). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). i really don't have a temper over the years i've learned how to do how to control that. last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). probably would've been yesterday but there was no argument. and what was it about. nothing that i can recall <laughter>. okay_confirm (okay). feelguilty (what's something you feel guilty about). something i feel guilty about. hm. there's nothing right now that i feel guilty about. situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). mm. oh a situation that i wish i had handled differently. i really can't think of one right now. okay_confirm (okay). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). the hardest decision oh. um. the absolute hardest decision that i ever had to make. um. was when my uh i had twins twin twin twin boys they're grown now. i had twins. twin teen teenagers. and um i had lost my job and we were living in a motel. and. the rent for the motel was outrageous i couldn't no longer continue to pay the. um pay the type the type of money that they wanted so i had to briefly um. um. put my son under the in in foster care for for for a minute. that was the hardest decision that i had to make. yeah_downer (yeah). kids_elaborate (tell me about your kids). scrubbed_entry. um a schizophrenic. and he had had. um he was born with auditory processing deficit which he overcame through training with a speech therapist and and school officials and he also this is he also lost his hearing when he was four years old. um but. and then when he turned fourteen the schizophrenia came up. um so right now he he's in a supportive living environment he's twenty seven years old. um but he he he's come to terms with his mental illness and he accepts it now. i had problems in the past 'cause he didn't wanna take the medication you'd give him the medication and he'd hide it stick it in his pocket or whatever. so but he's come to terms with that and we've all have come to terms with that and he's doing he's doing pretty good. scrubbed_entry. um that son he's twenty <twen> he's twenty seven as i said 'cause he's a twin. um. um was living in texas with his wife. and um he got a promotion to um. scrubbed_entry. now he's in california too both are in california okay so. um. i feel very good about that yeah. easy_parent (do you find it easy to be a parent). uh. hm. well of grown children yes. <laughter> of grown children yes. no no no no no no no. parent_hardest (what's the hardest thing about being a parent). no i take that back. not it's not hard to be a parent of grown of my grown children okay when they were younger there were difficult times okay difficult periods and um. just it was a lot of good times too but yeah it was there were some difficult times. mm. tell_me_moreV2 (can you tell me more about that). well the mm the difficult times i really pretty much already alluded to and that was when um one of my twins got the diagnosis of schizophrenic and um. and um. they were in. temporarily and. in in well one was in foster care and one was actually um in a institution 'cause of the um the um schizophrenia. um. so. think i lost track of the question <laughter>. parent_hardest (what's the hardest thing about being a parent). the hardest thing about being a parent. at this point at this <the> at this point in my life there is is nothing hard about it. parent_best (what's the best thing about being a parent). um. the best thing about being a parent. i don't know i guess it's just to see <cough>. something that you created um develop into a you know pretty decent human being you know a decent person. yeah3 (yeah). that's the best thing. parent_differences (what are some ways that you're different as a parent than your parents). oh a lot of ways. um well actually. i didn't have two parents i had a mother. and the father was never in my father was never in the home and he lived in another state so i had no contact with him um. but the thing that i do. differently than what my mother did. um. she was a strong disciplinarian. um both verbally and physically. um. and. she at she had this tendency which she outgrew. she had this tendency to be very critical okay critical and um. um opinionated <laughter> and very religious. um. and sort of. sort of looked at people who were not and that was me um as if they. were living life wrong because they were not going to church or reading the bible and that kind of thing. hmm_downer (hmm). what was the other part. of the question. easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). i i i don't get a good night's sleep or i don't sleep at all unless i take medication and that's that that's all there is to it if i don't take medication i don't sleep i'll be up all night i'll. i will be up for days if i don't take medication. sleep_affects (what are you like when you don't sleep well). man irritable um. and tired <laughter>. okay_confirm (okay). feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). well well. lately. you know just a little anxious really um. you know um i just recently um. made a move to a new apartment it's a lot of expenses and. new expenses and things like that you know and new furniture and new this and that that you have to get which um i've i managed to do all of that but. um the whole thing was kind of stressful. trade_offs (there are always trade-offs in life aren't there). yes mhm. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). no not p_t_s_d. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). yes. when_diagnosed (how long ago were you diagnosed). um that was back in i think two thousand and four. why_seek_help (what got you to seek help). um. because um my life had gotten so stressful. to the point where. it was either i had to do something or. or end something to tell you the truth yeah. therapy_going (do you still go to therapy now). um yes mhm. therapy_useful (do you feel like therapy is useful). yeah i think it's useful um you know as a good sounding board. you know someone to throw. you know your concerns out and you know discuss things that may be bothering you or good things too yeah i think therapy with medication. therapy_changes (what sort of changes have you noticed since you've been going to therapy). um. since i've been going to therapy. um the changes. a lot of changes um. i've been more focused. more. hopeful. um. hm. it it's just been a good experience for me which is why i continue to go. thats_good (that's good). happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). really happy. yes (yes). well. i can feel really happy. um by some occurrence i can't think of anything right now just like that. and then. i go back to how i was feeling. so i can't really pinpoint anything really i mean. eh eh i mean if something comes to me unexpectedly or if things go right for a change and continue to go right as opposed to things going wrong all the time. that that makes me happy when things go right how about that. okay_confirm (okay). makes_sense (that makes sense). hm. Ellie17Dec2012_10 (tell me about something you did recently that you really enjoyed). mm something i did recently. that i really. something i did recently that i really enjoyed. mean really really enjoyed. recently. hm. i can't think of anything. okay_confirm (okay). BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). i don't have a best friend. Ellie17Dec2012_07 (what would you say are some of your best qualities). um my best qualities. are that. i'm a honest person. i genuinely give people the benefit of the doubt. um everyone in my book. is as they appear to be. until they prove prove it differently. um. i'm very generous. overly generous <laughter>. um. and i'm very i like to help other people. i mean help you know i'm on a personal level help people. you know with anything whatever their problem is it gives me pleasure to do something for somebody else that's helping them out. mhm (mhm). mhm. regret (is there anything you regret). anything i regret. yes (yes). how so. mind (whatever comes to your mind). there's only one thing i regret and that is that. um. after my twins became um became old enough to um. start going to um school the elementary school level um. i was taking some courses um as a pre law major. and um. at that time i was married to their father. who who turned out not to be a good. fit for me. and. because of the stresses involved with him. you know knowing that that was gonna end and i was gonna leave him. um. i dropped out of college. so that was my biggest regret. mm (mm). hm. advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). stay in school no matter what. stay the course no matter what. Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). that i'm a good person. i'm a good human being. that's all. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). okay. bye (goodbye). goodbye.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (Ellie) is conducting a depression screening interview with a participant. Based on the participant's responses and behavior during this clinical interview, does the participant show signs of depression? Answer with one phrase: depression, no depression.

Answer: depression


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<synch>. IntroV4Confirmation (hi i'm ellie thanks for coming in today i was created to talk to people in a safe and secure environment i'm not a therapist but i'm here to learn about people and would love to learn about you i'll ask a few questions to get us started and please feel free to tell me anything your answers are totally confidential are you ok with this). mm. yes i am. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). um i'm okay. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). chicago. really (really). when_LA (when did you move to l_a). um back and forth over the years and traveled a little bit. often_backB (how often do you go back to your hometown). haven't been out there in over fifteen sixteen years. wow (wow). why2 (why). um. kinda got stuck out here <laughter> then i had my baby and i just stayed. compares_LA (how does it compare to l_a). uh. different food um. the people get along way um how do i get it it's kind of a culture shock. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). uh. out there just on the food basis they like to give you a lotta food. that tastes real good for a little bit of money to keep a lifelong customer but out here they wanna go up there and give you a little bit of food for a whole lotta money so they just making money <laughter>. wild_laughter5 ((laughter)). yeah_downer (yeah). why_LA (why did you move to l_a). um. mm parent had business out here. adapted_LA (how easy was it for you to get used to living in l_a). um. not hard. i could get used to anywhere. thats_good (that's good). like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). the views and the ocean. dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). uh. just uh. a splitting of people that's it <laughter>. mhm (mhm). travel_shoes (i'm sure you can tell by my shoes i'm not much of a world explorer do you travel a lot). um just a few places. travel_changed (what do you enjoy about traveling). getting to see different people and learn how different people get along and interact with each other. uh_huh (uh huh). travel_trips (i'd love to hear about one of your trips). <laughter> um. <laughter>. uh. <sigh>. i remember a trip years ago where i went to mexico with my brother. nice (nice). memorableB (what's one of your most memorable experiences). yeah. um. jumping into a lake <laughter> pretty much off the side of a mountain <laughter>. awesome (awesome). yeah. study (what did you study at school). everything. <laughter>. there's not a subject i don't like. dream_job (what's your dream job). um. actually my dream job. working with computers and helping people. really (really). why2 (why). that's. where <wh> where my heart is i like computers and i also like helping people. thats_great (that's great). relax_fishtank (sometimes when i'm feeling tense i turn on the fish tank screensaver hey i know it's not hawaii but it's the best i've got what do you do to relax). <laughter>. i meditate um work out. i run i walk. um. i write read. uh_huh (uh huh). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). in the median. okay_confirm (okay). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). mm. i'd say very good. last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). oh yeah that doesn't make it seem that good <laughter> um last time i argued. was. over someone actually spitting out a racial slur. towards my um wife. oh_no (oh no). describe_felt (how did you feel in that moment). angry. upset hurt. disrespected. yeah_downer (yeah). and especially when i went up there to treat the person actually i was treating 'em with dignity and respect and trying to help the person at first. sorry_hear (i'm sorry to hear that). it's no problem people are people. situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). mm. i had a chance in school to really go a lot further than i did. and i let something very small. and meaningless stop me in the pursuit of it. change_directions (what made you decide to do that). um. <laughter>. ignorance. <laughter> for lack of a better word. avoid (could you have done anything to avoid it). now that i think back on it i could've done a whole lot to avoid it but i was just young and foolish. yeah_downer (yeah). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). to start living again. okay_confirm (okay). memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). <deep breath> <sigh>. um. as much pain as i've seen in the world. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. a compilation of all the events uh just different bad things that i've seen. i. if i could change it i would but. sometimes. i guess things are there for a reason. even though we may not understand it. yeah_downer (yeah). see_mean (i see what you mean). feelguilty (what's something you feel guilty about). <laughter>. um. i have no answer to that. okay_confirm (okay). family_relationship (tell me about your relationship with your family). um. blood family we really don't talk um. my wife. don't know if she really wants to be there with me or not. she thinks that i'm doing everything in the world but that i'm not. and really <laughter>. i don't understand. i know my daughter loves me but i don't know if she wants to be with me or not. why2 (why). because. when somebody talks to you. when they say something a certain amount of times and the tonage in they voice and the belief in their eyes. if you say something so many times it's what really lies in your heart. <sharp inhale> so you could say whatever through your mouth but it's what really is there. isee_downer (i see). kids_elaborate (tell me about your kids). hmm i love my daughter. she a angel i cut her umbilical cord. i went out there and <laughter> put on her first shirt. i seen her come out. she looked at me right out the stomach <laughter> she wouldn't she was fighting with the doctors wouldn't let 'em touch her a bit. i talked to her i told her to calm down or i told her it was daddy she looked up at me grabbed my fingers and like just calmed down and just let 'em do everything they needed to do. <laughter>. aw (aw). easy_parent (do you find it easy to be a parent). no it's constantly changing task um. what you have to do on this day won't be the same thing as the next or the next after that it's constantly um. what is a better word for it um. <laughter> um. adjusting. yeah3 (yeah). <laughter>. parent_hardest (what's the hardest thing about being a parent). um. the hardest thing i'll probably say. is. scolding your child because you know you're doing it out of love for 'em not xxx learn the wrong lessons. parent_best (what's the best thing about being a parent). <laughter> seeing your baby smile in appreciation. parent_differences (what are some ways that you're different as a parent than your parents). i try to guard my baby a lot more from things that she sees. give_example (can you give me an example of that). um. when i was younger there were a lotta things that i seen that no child or adult should've seen. and um. when <whe>. i grew up. i swore to myself that i'll always take care of my child and. i wouldn't disappear or. let her be around things like that. okay_confirm (okay). influence_positive (who's someone that's been a positive influence in your life). um. my old foster parents. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). mm. they basically showed me no matter where you come from. you can always strive to get better. okay_confirm (okay). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). um. a good night's sleep. eh um it comes. sleep_affects (what are you like when you don't sleep well). <laughter>. the same just tired and yawning <laughter>. feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). how have i been feeling. mm. like. i have a wealth of queries and. a wealth of gold. within my. grasp and it's just right out of my reach because i just need that one. connector to really just. see what i'm capable of and i know i'm capable of a lot it's just. i need to make that connection. hmm_downer (hmm). behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). no. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). <sigh>. um. mm not p_t_s_d no. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). uh. i said yes but. i don't figure i'm any more depressed or anything than any other person everyone has their different breaking points. okay_confirm (okay). happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). my daughter's birthday on the twenty sixth. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um took her out to chuck e cheese she had fun she played games she was on bikes <deep breath> she was crawling through puzzle games um. man this girl did about everything <laughter>. great_situation (that sounds like a great situation). BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). um. fun loyal caring. self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). <sigh>. um. something to change. i would like to be more accurate. okay_confirm (okay). regret (is there anything you regret). <sigh>. not getting to know who my mom was. advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). stop thinking about whatever else has happened and just do what you need to do. hmm_downer (hmm). Ellie17Dec2012_07 (what would you say are some of your best qualities). i'm positive i'm goal-oriented. determined. um. i'm very imaginative very creative. ideal_weekendC (tell me how you spend your ideal weekend). <laughter> ideal. i would probably. be doing a little bit of everything. rock climbing biking. hiking going with my daughter places um. <laughter> man. i'll probably be skiing snowboarding and everything <laughter> in a ideal weekend. nice (nice). Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). my daughter. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). no problem. bye (goodbye). goodbye.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (Ellie) is conducting a depression screening interview with a participant. Based on the participant's responses and behavior during this clinical interview, does the participant show signs of depression? Answer with one phrase: depression, no depression.

Answer: no depression


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<synch>. IntroV4Confirmation (hi i'm ellie thanks for coming in today i was created to talk to people in a safe and secure environment i'm not a therapist but i'm here to learn about people and would love to learn about you i'll ask a few questions to get us started and please feel free to tell me anything your answers are totally confidential are you ok with this). hi. sure. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). alright. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). uh originally originally i'm from uh korea. really (really). mhm. when_LA (when did you move to l_a). uh when i was a year old. very_young (you were very young weren't you). yes. often_backB (how often do you go back to your hometown). uh almost never i've i've been to korea once. cool3 (cool). like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). uh i love the weather <sigh> and being by the ocean and the culture has a lotta things to do the food there's a lot to like. mhm (mhm). dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). um. the traffic um. it seems like. we're having a lot of uh economic difficulties and the. the parking tickets are super high i sometimes i'm really. annoyed by our government <laughter>. yeah_downer (yeah). see_mean (i see what you mean). travel_shoes (i'm sure you can tell by my shoes i'm not much of a world explorer do you travel a lot). by your shoes. did you say by your shoes. yes (yes). <laughter> your shoes aren't showing um i have traveled a bit i'm i'm sort of traveled i haven't traveled in a little bit in a little while. travel_changed (what do you enjoy about traveling). oh just <sigh>. it um. it helps you keep things in perspective about our life here. um it's exciting and it makes me feel like. um i'm actually <act> i'm really living 'cause sometimes we're stuck in this bubble here in l_a and seeing other places you realize that. you know life is about a lotta different things that you don't think about every day. mhm (mhm). travel_trips (i'd love to hear about one of your trips). well um. one of my trips i went uh. i went to. singapore and then to thailand. and it was when i was with my ex-boyfriend and we went to um. he had <ha> he was uh. uh. a sales engineer. or systems engineer but he he did well that year and so this was kind of like a a company thing so we went to singapore for a few days. and that was really interesting um you know of course. eh. it's a lot different over there um not just like going to canada or something. but they had a big reception the evening we got there and they had like a play put on by the principals of the company which was real fun and. um. after singapore uh we did some tours in singapore it was really. it was a interesting experience it's really clean there and it's really. there's not a lotta crime but the government is very it it's a little bit imposing. but it was very interesting then we went to thailand and that was almost <almo> it was really completely different 'cause it's like jungle. yeah2 (yeah). we went to um. phuket it's a little island. and it was just it was very. primitive compared to. singapore just in a lotta different ways but it was very interesting and it was nice and everything was really cheap. had a massage on the beach for eight dollars <laughter>. wow (wow). it was interesting yeah. yeah it was an hour for eight dollars <laughter>. awesome (awesome). mm. study (what did you study at school). well i'm in school right now. and um i didn't i didn't finish school when i was younger because i had um. i had health problems. so um here i am i'm. i'm just doing my general ed right now i'm going to s_m_c. thats_great (that's great). yeah. i'm happy. dream_job (what's your dream job). ooh <sigh> well my dream job would be <sigh> to be a veterinarian. but uh it's probably not very realistic for me at this stage in life and you know also because of monetarily it costs a lot but that would be my dream job working with animals and and. in in a veterinary capacity. yeah. shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). i think i'm right on the cusp um it depends on the environment and the people i'm with and. how comfortable i am but um i'm really outgoing when i feel comfortable with people and i'll be really reserved <laughter> if i'm not. makes_sense (that makes sense). yeah. relax_fishtank (sometimes when i'm feeling tense i turn on the fish tank screensaver hey i know it's not hawaii but it's the best i've got what do you do to relax). <laughter>. <laughter>. uh <sigh> well i mean aside from sleeping. um. i like. like relaxing things uh like going for a bike ride on the strand. or um if i'm at home uh just like reading or. a lotta times i can just lay there and. my mind might be doing things but i'm kinda relaxing. uh_huh (uh huh). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). ah really good. i don't have. i would say there's certain things that um. they can really. like make me. like when i see injustices or things like that then. i mean i can really feel it. but i never just like fly off the handle or throw things or. uh even you know yell <laughter>. thats_good (that's good). last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). <sigh>. argued. um <sigh>. i can't really say i have arguments i mean just like a disagreement or an actual argument. like if we just. mind (whatever comes to your mind). well. uh i would say last summer. when. um. i think it was after a. baseball game there was a group of us and we went uh to. we went to have shabu shabu after the game. and. i don't know i think. scrubbed_entry. and i don't know it's it's it's kind of a tenuous friendship like. mm she's a good friend in some ways and she's mm we're we're actually kinda distant in other ways so i i don't consider her. um like someone that i would confide in and you know if any. deep problems but um. sometimes we just have. she's very touchy. and she doesn't have the same sense of humor i do. so i think. she had said some things to me during the night which mm kinda bothered me but mm. you know i just kinda. that's just how she is. and then i guess i said some things that she. felt were. eh well she gets really. offended easily i think <laughter> but um after that we didn't talk for a while but then we. then one day she called me up and then we were friends again. okay_confirm (okay). but like she never she never confronted me. hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). hardest decision <sigh>. uh it was leaving my ex-boyfriend. hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). uh well. it wasn't. <sigh>. it was a long time coming i mean i was thinking about it. for like five years. um. you know he wasn't like beating me or anything he was a really good guy but we just. had a lot of um. we <w> we weren't always on the same wavelength and we did have a lot of like disagreements. so i had thought about it and thought about it and. we were already engaged but we had been together for a long time so. i don't know uh. i was always it was always on my mind like should i get married or should i not and then finally. eh we were just always having. um. we were always what what's the word i'm looking for um. we were just having these little snippy. disagreements all the time and then one day we had one and i just decided that i was gonna leave and. um i did. been_hard (that sounds really hard). it was really hard it was it was the hardest. decision in my life and i can stay that definitively um. and. but i i think it was for the best. Ellie17Dec2012_03 (that's good). situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). <deep breath> <sigh> hmm um probably leaving my job. for well to help my friend start a business in nevada. and when i when i. i really liked my job i mean it was it was pretty good um it was right over at the beach. and when i told them that i was leaving then they offered me this huge raise and they offered me a a different position which was awesome. and that was really stressful for me because um. i'd already promised my friend <laughter> to leave i wouldn't have gotten the position you know offer if if it wasn't. for her wanting me to come over there um. it was really really stressful and i stressed over it for about three weeks until i actually left. and um. when i went over there. like we had we had made agreements about how much they were gonna pay me and blah blah blah. when i got there everything like she didn't remember telling me that i needed a certain amount and. the other principals of the company were um. you know the <th>. it was a hard situation 'cause she had she had talked with me but they hadn't talked with me and they're like well that's too much. and also. they were a different religion. and it was very strange i mean they were all one religion <laughter> i was i was surrounded by mormons and i i don't have anything against mormons but it was very different because eh. wild_laughter5 ((laughter)). eh i was kind of an outsider there and then. also the weather was just it was absolutely awful there <laughter>. so i would say that's one decision it it's. it just a a pivotal point in my life and i think that um. i really wish i i had just stayed. yeah_downer (yeah). memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). <laughter> um well if you're gonna erase something from my memory then <laughter> um i would probably say. <sigh>. my memory. like really if if i could erase something from my memory what would i want to erase. is that what you're saying. uh_huh (uh huh). mm <sigh>. can't really think of anything i mean. even like that. that bad decision that i made. you know it it has value in it so <sigh> i can't really say that i would want something erased i mean maybe if i was like raped or something. mm (mm). and it was really <sigh> horrifying then i would but i don't. yeah_downer (yeah). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). <sigh> well if you're talking about sleep <s>. being in a deep sleep i'm in a deep sleep a lot but. i never feel rested and that's um. it's a medical problem of mine. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). well i always feel. like i haven't slept for two days and. um. there are points in in the day. i would say in some <s> during some days there are points in the day where i really feel alert and alive and. and rested but they're short-lived. but i sleep a lot i sleep. feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). uh pretty crappy <laughter> physically pretty crappy. yeah. sorry_hear (i'm sorry to hear that). well thanks <laughter>. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). no. <sniffle>. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). i haven't been officially diagnosed with depression but um. that's. that's usually what doctors. um. like my sleeping problem hasn't been diagnosed i'm i'm in the process of really working to get it diagnosed but um that's the first thing that they try and. figure out they they've given me like depression drugs before but they haven't helped with my sleep. isee_downer (i see). but i do. feel_down (do you feel down). feel_down (do you feel down). <sigh> i do <sigh>. i would say i feel down sometimes <someti> well. my life is very strange right now so there are a lot of reasons to feel down. um. i would say that i do feel down sometimes. a lotta times but it's not. i would say. it's reasonable considering. the situations that i'm in. downer (okay). trigger (are they triggered by something). uh they're just triggered by the fact that my health is is not great and it makes it makes life really difficult. but um. i wouldn't say it's triggered by anything in particular. happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). oh there i mean <sigh> you mean for a long period of time or i mean i i experience happiness like when i go out with friends or i go and you know i've. find some great new dish i like i mean. what type of happiness are you looking for. Ellie17Dec2012_10 (tell me about something you did recently that you really enjoyed). um <sigh>. well. i mean right now um. my friend just had surgery and so i'm staying with her this week. um i'm really enjoying it i mean even though. we could never live together i could never live with live with her long term and i'm sure she couldn't live with me long term but i'm having fun and um. wild_laughter5 ((laughter)). you know she just she i i installed the groupon app on her ah on her phone. um yesterday. 'cause she's been paying too much for laser hair removal. <laughter> and so i installed it on her phone and then today she's she's looking up cupcakes so she had me pick up cupcakes on the way here to bring back to her uh as a groupon deal so i mean. nice (nice). you know there's little fun things like that. BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). <sniffle>. uh <sigh>. probably um. o_c_d <laughter> and um. she probably thinks i'm pretty prissy compared to her. um. i think that she would. say that i have a good heart um we're very different. um. and probably that i'm. <sigh>. i should ask her <laughter> uh. i don't know we we go out so i think she'd say that i'm fun. um but. she has mentioned that i'm i'm a very private person and that i know i i knew before she said that. why2 (why). why um. <sigh>. i have <ha> well i told you i have i have a lotta problems right now. and <sigh>. so i don't really. tell people about them. um. it it's kind of a. it's kind of a killjoy but also. people can feel i feel that people can feel. less comfortable if they perceive that you have a have difficulties and they feel kind of. um. it just uncomfortable like oh they maybe they should help or they feel guilty but they have good busy lives so just kinda creates a gap but i would say even before. even before this difficult time in my life i've been. i've been a private person i don't know why. i think <thi> i think a lot. eh you know i'm a deep thinker. and. maybe it's just. you know. not like i feels like i feel abnormal but. um. maybe i just have a lotta thoughts that. don't seem doesn't seem appropriate to share with people or i'm not sure. isee_downer (i see). advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). <sniffle>. ten or twenty years ago <sigh>. um. well one thing that i regret right now is um. you know i haven't really found. somebody. you know to spend the rest of my life with so i would tell myself to concentrate more on that 'cause once you hit forty it's really <rea> it's it's a lot harder. that's it. Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). um i would say <sigh>. that i've perservered. i'm very proud that. even though i have a lot of. difficulties in my life. the fact that i'm you know making this commitment to go to school. and i'm doing it on my own. and um. you know it's. it's kind of a. if people if people knew all the problems that i have. they'd be like well you know why are you worrying about school but um. i really feel that. you know i'm i'm doing this and and i'm really proud that even through everything um yeah i'm getting a's. thats_great (that's great). thanks. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). mm k. appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). thanks. bye (goodbye). bye.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (Ellie) is conducting a depression screening interview with a participant. Based on the participant's responses and behavior during this clinical interview, does the participant show signs of depression? Answer with one phrase: depression, no depression.

Answer: depression


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<synch>. IntroV4Confirmation (hi i'm ellie thanks for coming in today i was created to talk to people in a safe and secure environment i'm not a therapist but i'm here to learn about people and would love to learn about you i'll ask a few questions to get us started and please feel free to tell me anything your answers are totally confidential are you ok with this). yes. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). i'm doing fine. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). uh mexico. really (really). when_LA (when did you move to l_a). uh when i was young seven years old. often_backB (how often do you go back to your hometown). i've been there like uh three or four times for vacation. compares_LA (how does it compare to l_a). well it's uh less stressful i don't know if it's because i'm on vacation but. i feel more at peace over there than here. mhm (mhm). why_LA (why did you move to l_a). well my uh family moved down here for a better life uh that was my parents. like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). mm just the weather and the different things that you could do you could be at the beach or you could go to the mountains different variety of things to do. yeah3 (yeah). dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). the traffic and sometimes <somet> yeah basically the traffic and yeah that's one of the main things. see_mean (i see what you mean). travel_shoes (i'm sure you can tell by my shoes i'm not much of a world explorer do you travel a lot). not that much i been to new york and uh mexico only. cool3 (cool). travel_changed (what do you enjoy about traveling). uh just uh seeing new places and finding new locations you know something new. memorableB (what's one of your most memorable experiences). like for a trip or. yeah3 (yeah). well i've been to uh in mexico i've been to the pyramids of uh. i forgot what's it called in mexico city. and i like you know about uh finding about my ancient culture since i'm uh uh mexican from mayan aztec so i like to see different things like that. wow (wow). thats_great (that's great). study (what did you study at school). well uh at school. well i did uh drop out but i came back and i'm trying to get back into it right now trying to learn uh graphic designs. hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). well i started liking you know to take pictures doing different things and i like you know. uh going into business i like what the it entitles about. dream_job (what's your dream job). i wanna have my own business either making web pages just be able to be free. and don't being relying on someone else just be able to have freedom for myself. uh_huh (uh huh). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). outgoing. why2 (why). well i just like to you know. be around people like to get to know people and depending on the person how i feel around 'em. okay_confirm (okay). relax_fishtank (sometimes when i'm feeling tense i turn on the fish tank screensaver hey i know it's not hawaii but it's the best i've got what do you do to relax). i like to hear music or you know. do do different things like play sports or do different things just to unwind. control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). well i'm getting better at it. you know. i xxx. last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). well it was like uh. two days ago it was something about uh i needed to pay a bill or something <some> something that uh i you know i had taken care of. but the person he's like more picky about it you know he's more. that_sucks (that sucks). you know how how girls are you know they they want everything right there and then. wild_laughter5 ((laughter)). i have it handled you know i have it everything there and they just bugging sometimes they don't give you the space. that you need to resolve something. yeah3 (yeah). describe_felt (how did you feel in that moment). well i felt like i was overwhelmed i already had it resolved i just was waiting for. a check you know that's not on my control but i already had made the paper proper arrangements and she's bugging me about it and it's like. you're making you know an argument you know a storm in a glass of water. mm (mm). yeah3 (yeah). it's like mhm. situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). well. uh differently there's couple of them but not so recently because i've been more. trying to get my life together but the decisions i made before in the past. like dropping out of school and doing other different things. mm. feelguilty (what's something you feel guilty about). guilty not that much because. not really. not that i could think right off the top of my head. okay_confirm (okay). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). the hardest decision. oh it's just not on top of my head right now. okay_confirm (okay). memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). an event. mm well the only things that i remember is when i black out or different things like that that i don't remember. but. not nothing like a particular only when my uh brothers died and different things like that. mhm. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). well my brother was in gangs and different things and he was getting more into trouble. and it's just not a pleasant memory for me to talk about that much get into it. sorry_hear (i'm sorry to hear that). family_relationship (tell me about your relationship with your family). no i'm hispanic i you know i like to be with my family. and you know i i like to go over there to mexico too i have a half-sister and my grandpa died he was over there in mexico. so i do uh like to have a good relationship with my family. thats_good (that's good). influence_positive (who's someone that's been a positive influence in your life). well. my mom and dad they always work hard they always done what they had to do to pay the bills that's why sometimes i be like you know running around trying to get everythings done but done correctly not trying to take the easy way out. yeah3 (yeah). difficult (how hard is that). it's a little hard because there eh especially here in los angeles there's a lotta. different things that you could get into that's not that positive. and it's hard to stay focused on you know the correct stuff. uh_huh (uh huh). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). well normally i just knock out it's not that hard it's like it takes me like half an hour or fifteen minutes but. uh sometimes i can't even wake up even with the alarm. wild_laughter3 ((laughter)). uh they have to wake me up you know my girl has to wake me up even with the alarm going on it's like so. hard so you know i just knock out. sleep_affects (what are you like when you don't sleep well). i do get a little either i'm angry or i don't feel good and i'm not filled with energy. but i still have to know i know i have to do something so i still go through with it. mm (mm). feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). i been well i been uh feeling good you know. been a little restless but not that much i had to do stuff so. i just you know put myself to do it no matter how i feel. behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). no. nothing out of the ordinary. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). no. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). no. happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). the last time i felt happy that was probably on the weekend that i was you know going out with a. going out have some fun and you know i was drinking and just relaxing. and winding <win> winding down. awesome (awesome). mhm. ideal_weekendC (tell me how you spend your ideal weekend). my ideal weekend is usually with my girl either out or at home just relax. but nothing else you know just be able to relax and unwind with her you know either going out somewhere to a nice place or staying at home. but without getting any calls or xxx interruptions you know just be able to turn off the phone and turn off everything just. be with her doing the other different things. yeah3 (yeah). mhm. BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). uh like an outgoing guy you know very social but at the same time i'm reserved depending how i feel with people. have to you know build trust or feel comfortable with them. uh_huh (uh huh). self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). oh i'm changing a lot you know like. uh my temper and different things drinking things i'm. changing a little different things so i could get more different things done. feelbadly (tell me about a time when someone made you feel really badly about yourself). oh there's several but mostly uh. is when i'm coming from mexico that they wanna demeander you even down there it feels uh like silly because i went to a store i was regularly dressed. and i was telling 'em i wanted to buy something and then they said that. that i i wasn't belong there and i and as soon as they saw my credit card they kinda changed perspective because they saw the wells fargo logo they know i was american. wild_laughter3 ((laughter)). but they thought it was like you know. it it was <wa> it felt me it felt ridiculous to me because you go to a place and you have the money you ask for something you're gonna ask for something because you have it not just to waste <wa> kill their time. yeah3 (yeah). just because they saw a logo of a card. that's how they you know. it just it was ridiculous for me. understand (i understand). regret (is there anything you regret). no. advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). basically uh to stay more focused on different things uh stay in school. and you know don't go you know try to control my temper and do different things because if i knew what i know now back then it'd be different. mm (mm). Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). well uh i did drop out but i did uh go back to school and i you know i did get my high school. and right now i'm in the process of doing other different things so right now is uh getting my high school getting that together. and right now i'm working to another goal trying to get you know my either going back to school so it's basically <ba> basically getting back to school and finishing the high school the g_e_d. good_hear (that's so good to hear). mhm. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). okay. you're welcome. bye (goodbye). bye.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (Ellie) is conducting a depression screening interview with a participant. Based on the participant's responses and behavior during this clinical interview, does the participant show signs of depression? Answer with one phrase: depression, no depression.

Answer: no depression


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IntroV4Confirmation (hi i'm ellie thanks for coming in today i was created to talk to people in a safe and secure environment i'm not a therapist but i'm here to learn about people and would love to learn about you i'll ask a few questions to get us started and please feel free to tell me anything your answers are totally confidential are you ok with this). yes. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). i'm doing fine. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). i'm from los angeles and born in los angeles. really (really). yes. like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). uh you have a lot of places to go a lot of people to see a lot of things to do. mhm (mhm). dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). smog. uh the environmental has changed over the years uh xxx. i've been around since nineteen fifty two and. wow (wow). i was born here in los angeles and i see such changes as far as environmental with the smog. and. mm basically that's about it. see_mean (i see what you mean). travel_shoes (i'm sure you can tell by my shoes i'm not much of a world explorer do you travel a lot). i've been to several <s> uh several places in the united states yes. travel_changed (what do you enjoy about traveling). uh trying different type of cuisines uh i like to go to museum like the historical i'm a historical buff i. um. just uh going somewhere different than uh where i've been here all my life. travel_trips (i'd love to hear about one of your trips). uh let me start with uh. well try boston i had never been to boston before and when i went um i was able to look at the historical uh the buildings and i went to um. uh i saw um. um. eh the lake charles and the and the boats and stuff and it it was just it was a good experience and um. there's another place i went to i took a ferry and it and i my mind went on blank on it um. god. i can't even think of it right now um. but other than that uh new orleans i've been to new orleans i didn't go to the mardi gras it's just i don't like to go and it uh to mardi gras when they have a lot of. people um i just went on a off season. uh i enjoyed that and i've been to atlanta georgia. and i have taken a cruise. uh i've went to the caribbeans and i took the mexico cruise. uh i my next cruise i'd like to go to is alaska because i want to be able to see uh certain areas that we haven't destroyed yet as far as the environmental. thats_great (that's great). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). um i'm outgoing. as far as uh going places i don't have a problem um eating alone. um i don't have a problem meeting people. um i'm only shy in conversing back and forth to a stranger <laughter>. relax_fishtank (sometimes when i'm feeling tense i turn on the fish tank screensaver hey i know it's not hawaii but it's the best i've got what do you do to relax). oh i have a favorite thing uh i like to go on the internet and i like to do sweepstakes i'm a a person that. loves to try to enter in a lot of contests and i've been very successful since i was a kid. i've won a lot of sweepstakes and. uh in the evening time uh i find like a hour of time and i just go online and just. eh i'm so good at it i know just about exactly the right time to even enter 'em i usually try to enter 'em before midnight when everybody else is sleep so it's been successful for me. memorableB (what's one of your most memorable experiences). um. getting married and having my children <laughter>. aw (aw). mm. kids_elaborate (tell me about your kids). i have a twenty-seven-year-old son and i have a thirty-one-year-old son um both of 'em uh well one of 'em's married the other one's not. and i just not too long ago became a grandmother so i have one grandson. and uh my uh son he uh works for the county of los angeles as a conveyance <co> a property conveyance conveyance examiner. and the other one is a computer engineer. so and i've been married for thirty three years. mhm (mhm). and um. basically uh marriage pretty strong. good_hear (that's so good to hear). easy_parent (do you find it easy to be a parent). you know what. if you build a foundation with your children. and have a good relationship with them. and talk to 'em and find out what's going on. and tell 'em that you love them uh my son i've taught them all the time when they went out the door i love you. and even today when they'll call me and hang up they say mom i love you. you always have to give them that that um good feeling when they leave the door. that you care. and uh i i've never had to go to <t> to <t> eh to any jail to get 'em out. um they've been pretty obedient i mean boys will be boys but um i never had any problem. as far as uh them getting into any serious trouble. and i'm very proud of that especially with boys i don't know how it would've been with a girls maybe a little different but <laughter> with boys i have to say they were pretty obedient and they respect the law. yeah3 (yeah). wild_laughter3 ((laughter)). parent_best (what's the best thing about being a parent). uh the best thing is watching them grow and become parents themselves and see what they learn basically from you. and um i've watched my son like i said i just a recent grandmother and i watch him how he handles his son. and it's it seems like he's learned a lot from his foundation that he learned at home. on how to handle his son to be responsible to go to work every day and he knows that hey. i got a wife i have a son and it's my job to make sure that i keep a roof over their heads. so it pays off. thats_great (that's great). and i i basically he treats her well. parent_differences (what are some ways that you're different as a parent than your parents). um my mother was more stricter on me <laughter> uh my my my parents um. for some unknown reason i i guess because i my sister and i we're the girls they they weren't strict on the boys but they were more strict on the girls. so they didn't let us go to a lot of places and then my parents also they weren't type that liked to travel. and i used to look at them and say no i'm not gonna be like them i'm gonna travel i'm not gonna just stay home i i mean i mean <me> there's nothing wrong with 'em because they. found love at home <laughter> and did things at home but they never really traveled anywhere and my mom used she was afraid of planes for one. and i used to try to talk her into get on a plane and go somewhere and she said oh i'm gonna go here i'm going to go there but she never did she died she never did do <d> do any travel. so i've made up for her. and uh i i want to do something different and that's to to travel more than and be more out there. i was more of a social butterfly my mother was a not a social butterfly. so i made up for it. okay_confirm (okay). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). i think before i speak. and then i am the type of person also to um. i take on other people's feelings before i um. blurt out the wrong thing i try to. uh analyze the situation first. before <bef> because sometimes you can put your <yo> open your mouth too soon and you can put yourself in something that you may not be able to get out of. yeah2 (yeah). last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). um. <laughter> it's probably something about my husband did <laughter> oh he <h> i know what it was it's about uh well probably over some construction <cons> new construction that my husband is working on on our house. uh we had a disagreement on that um. men have their own way of doing things and um. i had told him not to use a certain uh. eh person to work on our house. but because of the personal relationship he has with this person he went on ahead. and now he sees all the downfalls. and he didn't listen and so i didn't say i told you so. but i guess he can tell by my facial expression. that uh he he'd have done wrong and i told him i said look you're losing money. and it became one problem after another so now all the construction thing is up in the air right now 'cause he knows he has done wrong. and uh but he doesn't wanna face the fact that well he knows it but he doesn't wanna really face the fact so he says look it's my project no it's our project. so uh eh that that's one of the biggest arguments what we're having right now um. that i can think of that's recent. describe_felt (how did you feel in that moment). i felt that he <h> he <h> he didn't really listen to me. and he more so looked at uh a cheaper economical way that he can get this done without going through the proper ways 'cause i told him that um. you need to do your research. i'm the type of person i do my research before i jump into something i i i try to dot my i's and cross my t's. but my husband he's not like that he's like oh i can get this person can do this project for x amount of money. and he's a good friend of mine so i don't care i mean is he licensed. he doesn't look at all that stuff he's he just jumps into it <laughter>. right2 (right). which cost him some extra money unnecessary money that he spent when and then i mean it was a lot of money. and so i was really very upset yesterday and i was very upset about it because. that_sucks (that sucks). it was just wasted money that we could've saved 'cause we wind up doing the same thing all over again. yeah_downer (yeah). and it didn't make any sense. situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). um. i retired early. um i was very fortunate to retire at age fifty i retired in two thousand and two i was working for the state of california. um as a disability analyst and what happened was i was able the reason why i was able to retire so early because i'd been working since i was eighteen. and i had like thirty one and a half years of service. and what was so nice about it that only needed <n> needed to vest in like ten years in my health insurance. so i was able to get full health insurance but the only thing about it when you retire i was with calpirg and i don't know if you're familiar with calpirg but. um we we have a excellent retirement system and since i had been working with them so long. um. i didn't get the full percentage i should've stayed 'til i was fifty five but i got out at fifty and i didn't get the full amount but that's okay. um eh i i found myself going back doing a little part-time job. because of the economical reason and then i have wantitis <laughter> so um. i think that was the kind of mistake i did i should've kinda waited 'til i was fifty five than fifty but i look at it now as far as the health insurance i really benefited because of the rising cost of the health insurance have went up. and i don't i pay very little money. so i think that over uh negates the uh uh uh the money that i receive. yeah3 (yeah). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). um. let me see the hardest. it's probably when my mom died 'cause uh i'm not used to anybody dying. and my mother um. died in ninety nine of uh non-hodgkin lymphoma. and. i i xxx putting her funeral together um my brother and sister we never we would never face anybody dying. or putting a funeral together and all the responsibility <responsi> because i am the eldest it was put in me. and i'm like oh my god what do i do xxx. and so um i was kinda like left out there trying to find her insurance policy 'cause i had asked her to make sure she put everything in order. and she never got to it so the hardest thing was going through her house and trying to get all the stuff together and finding things. you know i myself i keep my things organized but um for some unknown reason she didn't have hers organized and. i think that was the hardest and knowing how much i had to pay 'cause i had to come out of pocket on some of my stuff. and unfortunately my mom <laughter> this is interesting. she had one little small barrel insurance but she had million dollar of accident insurance and she didn't die of course with with accident she had. a medical condition so that was something so we had to pay for the whole just about everything. been_hard (that sounds really hard). yeah it was it was but. and now i can handle i i i um <laughter> this will sound weird but um. since that i've learned from that so i have made it available for my children. that my husband and i we got together. and we wind up getting our insurance uh uh uh uh policy xxx not insurance policy but um. what do you call the um. barrel insurance we had that. and it just we've had it for mm many many years so it's almost paid but xxx ten years it'll pay for everything um the plot and everything. and uh another thing that i did i've even written my own obituary i know that sounds weird. so. my son. make one phone call that's it i don't want them to go through what. i went through. and my husband agreed that's the one thing we did agree on. makes_sense (that makes sense). and um. he said he don't want anybody to to have any problem uh people coming in and telling 'em what to do it's already written we did a living trust. i mean it's nothing they can do but make one phone call. mhm (mhm). and that's it. easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). i have no problem sleeping i sleep very <laughter> well. pretty good. feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). um. i've been a little tired but that's only because of physical condition um i have i found i have vitamin b deficiency and vitamin d xxx deficiency so it's more physical but not in the mental. symptoms_cope (how do you cope with them). um. exercise walk walking more so. behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). no not really. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). no. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). no. happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). i'm basically happily all the time i'm mm more so i'm making other people happy i get more phone calls of people want inspiration about things uh. uh when they have projects they working on and i try to encourage them. uh and it makes me feel good when they hang up and say you know hey i really appreciate your input um. thanks and then they i'll i'll follow up on 'em and see how they're doing. good_hear (that's so good to hear). BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). oh uh resource person i've been um. described as a resource person from my supervisor. to from my friends because i'm the type of person i research everything i get into just about. i just don't  xxx dive into any situation i try to look up information uh. some i know we have the technology here uh that you can get everything on the internet but also go back to the old school like like even finding this place. i mean i did the map google but also i love the thomas brother i'm never gonna give up my thomas brothers map. yellow pages you'd be surprised i don't give up my yellow pages so there's certain little things that i don't really let go i know we have technology but. sometimes you know you'd be surprised that you can go around and find a whole lot of stuff. that even though technology gives <gi> you have it right at your finger but you can find things. and and they say i'm more of a resource person and most people come to me just to to look up things. and i get that that that spunk about it because i like to look for stuff and find it. uh_huh (uh huh). and that gives me satisfaction. self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). uh. i wish i can uh um. stop going up and down on my weight <laughter> i'll lose weight i'll go on this big diet before the summertime and. and then by christmas time i'm i have a what they call a yo-yo weight problem. and if i can stop binging and making food my friend. um. i think that's just a nervous disorder i just <ju> i like to eat and um. but also i don't like to be overweight either 'cause i have plenty of beautiful clothes at home. and i can't get 'em xxx on right now so. i know i say if i'm gonna go on this binge and try to lose weight for the summertime so i can get into those some nice clothes so it's mm mostly uh. not happy with my weight that's it yeah. mhm (mhm). regret (is there anything you regret). i'm sorry didn't hear you. regret (is there anything you regret). um. no not really i regret <laughter> that i can't stay skinny <laughter> i can't lose i mean i can lose the weight but i i regret not being able to keep it i i fall back on putting the weight back on. advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). um. let's see xxx ten or twenty years ago. mm. i would've saved a little bit more money before i retired <laughter> and uh xxx uh basically um. putting away more money before i retire. instead of retiring too early. Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). most proudest is of my life. um. meeting a lot of people that came in my life. uh i got good friends i still have fifteen of the best friends that i went to elementary school. and in very rare you could find anybody can walk around and say they have the same fifteen group of friends we were in a sorority together went to college together. lived in the same neighborhood and matter of fact we just had um well all of us had our sixty year birthday and our our high school. group we put together a sixty year birthday reunion. and here all fifteen of us with exception of one we're all alive and healthy and we keep in contact so i think uh. it's basically keeping the same friends i think eh we're gonna probably outlive each other <laughter>. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). okay. appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). you're welcome. bye (goodbye). bye bye.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (Ellie) is conducting a depression screening interview with a participant. Based on the participant's responses and behavior during this clinical interview, does the participant show signs of depression? Answer with one phrase: depression, no depression.

Answer: no depression