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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 thank you. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). um i was born in east los angeles. and. really (really). yes. like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). um the freedom to explore outdoors. and with different um. weather temperature <temp> you know with weather <clears throat>. temperature. and climates to go skiing or. to the beach maybe in the same day. mhm (mhm). i like that. dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). um. mm i think probably the overcrowding. um and the smog. 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). mm not not frequently but i have. travel_changed (what do you enjoy about traveling). meeting other people and learning about their environment and their cultures. travel_trips (i'd love to hear about one of your trips). sure um the last trip i've taken outside of here was to italy. and um. that was my second time being there. and. i enjoyed it more this time. because. um i knew what i wanted to see when i came back and um. and i was better prepared. for. italians and their culture i felt. i wasn't as uh you know i was just better prepared i thought. for that trip. memorableB (what's one of your most memorable experiences). um <clears throat>. that would be. um being in the countryside and seeing a very tiny house. in the midst of. acres and acres and acres of grapes was just. magnificent. wow (wow). study (what did you study at school). um human development. hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). um <clears throat> i actually didn't decide at first to do that i. started school with the intent of being a lactation consultant. and um i went to a program. in which you could get a degree as well as get your license to become a lactation consultant. and through the process i learned that um i had to do a long internship without pay and at the time <t> and i miss. i had a family so i had to make a different <diff> a career choice quickly. and um so the college offered. human development as a major. and i um. just went right in and used my used <u> used my units that i had already acquired. towards that particular major and. and i'm happy with it. thats_good (that's good). still_working_on_X (are you still working in that). um currently no i stay at home i have a little one. uh well he's not so little i'm preparing to go back to work. um. in the meantime i design jewelry. nice (nice). kids_elaborate (tell me about your kids). well i have three. children um i have a almost four year old and then i have two older children. seventeen and twenty three. easy_parent (do you find it easy to be a parent). no. parent_best (what's the best thing about being a parent). um that your children the the love <sigh> from them and for them is unconditional. parent_hardest (what's the hardest thing about being a parent). all the stages that they go through they're stages all the time. for every age <laughter>. and then everybody in my household is all different because they're different ages. like_what (like what). so. yeah3 (yeah). parent_differences (what are some ways that you're different as a parent than your parents). um i think i'm probably more in tune with those different stages. that's why it makes me crazy. um and i think that my parents the time that my parents were parents. it was just kinda like. you know is she fed is she dressed. she has a house i mean a roof over her head. and we're doing great as parents and we love her and so. it wasn't um there wasn't too much i felt that that parents thought about in terms of. that in terms of parenting in that way and like today you know there's books for every age. every year month. you know <clears throat> and um. so i think it difference differs in that way. mhm (mhm). tremendously. family_roleB (how close are you to your family). very close. <clears throat>. thats_good (that's good). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). outgoing. why2 (why). mm. i don't i don't um feel uninhibited <u> uninhibited. i. feel a little. you know. confident to talk to people. i probably talk. more than i need to <laughter>. uh_huh (uh huh). 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 <clears throat> i bead. i <clears throat> do i design jewelry that's what i do to relax. thats_great (that's great). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). i'm pretty good i i. well i think i um. try not to. not to um feel or let others know what my emotions are. when i'm upset. um which is not good. 'cause if i don't do anything with them then i know that at some point it's gonna come out. and um. yeah that. that's uh something i have to work on. yeah_downer (yeah). like exercising or something. last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). um <clears throat> it was my husband and it was about. um. he asked me whether i thought about cheating ever in our marriage. on him. describe_felt (how did you feel in that moment). uh really tired of talking about that same topic. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. well it came it spawned from <f> from. a client of my husband's who's a female and she shared with him that she'd been cheating on her husband for like a year because she resented him for. many things. and um <clears throat>. and so he took that information and came home. and decided to ask me if i ever thought about it and what made me. think about cheating and. he knows that i've been resentful of him. and did that make me feel like it did that make me want to cheat or did i think about cheating. <clears throat> and um <sigh>. i we've had this conversation a lot of times. and uh i mean not just that but. i don't know just about cheating in general. and um so i just said what i. normally said normally say is that i haven't. um. cheated and that i. did think about that when we were first together. and uh but it was just a mere thought. and. um. and then his response was i know that if we cheated on each other we would never tell one another. and that just kinda. <sigh> i guess irritated me i was really bothered by that. and i just started thinking you know we're having this conversation yet again. and why are we having this conversation <laughter>. are you the one that's cheating and so that's how that. that. went into. that um. argument i mean it wasn't ayelling <y> yelling i mean it was part conversation and part texting. been_hard (that sounds really hard). symptoms_cope (how do you cope with them). um <sigh>. not talking. at all <laughter>. okay_confirm (okay). situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). um <sigh>. mm. pretty much any situation that involves my children and if i've yelled. because i really don't like. if i came to the point where i've had more of yelled it bothers me because. um i was yelled at. a lot. and i just. feel bad about that and i. try really hard to not. handle any kind of situation that involves my children no matter how upset i might get. and result in in yelling. okay_confirm (okay). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). hmm. that would probably be whether to keep. a pregnancy or not. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). yeah. yeah i um. i was just talking about it yesterday actually. and um. oh i was pregnant and. i had wanted i wasn't married yet and i had wanted to be married. and but i just. didn't think that i it was the right time for me. and um. i had. pretty much made up my mind that i was not going to keep that pregnancy. but i made the decision by myself. and when my partner found uh discovered that i was pregnant. he said that he very much wanted to have a child and wanted to marry me. and so that decision was quite hard. because i felt obligated to do so. and felt super guilty to not. and. <drops microphone> oops. and uh. this is on correctly um. hang on this ear piece is falling. there we go. that was probably the hardest decision actually you know what no. i wouldn't say that's the hardest decision i ever had to make i'm sorry the hardest decision that i had to make. in my life was whether or not <clears throat> um. the hospital should um unplug the life. or um life support machine for my father. or not. that was the hardest decision. change_directions (what made you decide to do that). um because i knew that the quality of life he wanted for himself was more than that. and to have been um. to resort to the situation that he was in. not capable of doing anything at all either speaking. for himself um. was beyond it. who he was and i just couldn't see him. like that anymore and he would be a vegetable i was told. so i agreed. to um resort that. sorry_hear (i'm sorry to hear that). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). not. hardly ever. why2 (why). <laughter>. too many things running on my mind um. and pretty much um. mostly on the weekends because my older kids are out and about with their friends. uh even though i. know that they're gonna come <co> i mean i'm constantly worried about. uh how they are when they come home and so i really can't fall asleep on the weekends most of the time. but um. and you <y> sometimes it's just been so many days of not getting a good night's sleep i'm just exhausted <ex> exhausted i pass out. but it's hard. feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). very stressed. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). mm my son is is um. has been. uh in dealing with some legal issues. and um currently is incarcerated. and uh. it's been really hard. behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). yes i've been probably very short. moody irritable. trigger (are they triggered by something). well i often think about a lot of things that aren't even happening <laughter>. my mind just goes from one. point a to point b and i don't even know how i got there. um you know. it's interesting. uh yeah. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). no. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). yes. when_diagnosed (how long ago were you diagnosed). about three years ago. why_seek_help (what got you to seek help). um my. um o_b_g. suggested i. i uh. see a psychiatrist. therapy_going (do you still go to therapy now). yes. therapy_changes (what sort of changes have you noticed since you've been going to therapy). well um. i've. in the process of changing therapists so it's been about. because the program that i was in. um. lost funding. and i lost my therapist. or the therapist that i was working with and so it's been. about two months. maybe three now. and um but i did notice when i was in therapy. um that it was just an intricate part of my. my life my week to. see my therapist. um. it really helped me. cope. Ellie17Dec2012_03 (that's good). happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). um. <sigh> when i picked up my son <laughter> up from um. when he was released. from um. jail. BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). um. a go getter uh probably you know uh she would use the term hustler but meaning. that i'll. i'm not afraid to do a lot of different kinds of jobs to. do what i need to do to support my family i mean you know. legally of course. um. outgoing. um maybe sometimes a little too for too outgoing for her. um. and. compassionate. sensitive. loyal. mhm (mhm). self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). mm. all the things that remind me of my mother <laughter>. like_what (like what). well yelling the yelling part was one. um. just <j> just the little things that. used to drive me so crazy i see <s> can see myself. doing them and it bothers me a lot. regret (is there anything you regret). regarding what. mind (whatever comes to your mind). mm. <clears throat>. um. not too much really i don't know. advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). <clears throat>. to go to college right after high school. and not wait. um. and <sigh>. that i didn't really need to be in a relationship to be happy. or that you don't have to be in a relationship to be happy that you can certainly be successful and. not in a relationship and still be happy and. live life. mhm (mhm). Ellie17Dec2012_10 (tell me about something you did recently that you really enjoyed). um. what did i do. mm i visited my son yesterday and that was really good. yeah. describe_felt (how did you feel in that moment). i was happy that he was safe. Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). um. my children. and uh. my accomplishments. in um. school and work. thats_great (that's great). 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: depression


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<sync>. yes. okay other than this laryngitis i have. uh cleveland ohio. in uh. seventy nine i think it was <laughter>. mhm. um. once a year. something like that or less. um uh there's a lot more to do here. um. they're a little more narrow minded. back there and republican <laughter>. um well originally show business. but probably to get away from uh. cleveland. it was very difficult at first. um i'm not used to uh change i don't like change very much you know. having to. uh meet new people and. figure out how to make a living. well. i like. the um different opportunities you have the different the health consciousness. the movies um. the variety of things you can do the places you can go the weather. um the driving the congestion. some of the. superficial attitude. the importance mhm. um well not a lot but i do. i just came back from vegas to. visit relatives we met there. and i'm going to mexico. um next month. um. well seeing the different. cultures like been to europe. greece france <p> um italy. um. i like going to places such as mexico where it's gonna be sunny and just lying out i went to last year i went to arizona. i never saw sedona that was really uh. an experience. pure peaceful. about sedona. yeah. well sedona's a very. energetic place and um i thought it was desert like flat. kind of desert looking but it was it's very rocky and when you land in flagstaff there's these beautiful. uh pine trees. and it's the elevation is high and and coming into sedona was very beautiful and. and after a day the pain in my back went away. that i had there for months. so and you had this even though we went to bed late and got up early you had this energy. so it was really um. very mystical. in life <laughter>. or in sedona in life. um. well being on stage in boston. and um that was great i i loved doing that. um. um just being with friends and laughing. are some of my highest moments when we're laughing hysterically. well um. i don't know of a particular situation but when i when i decorate for special events. and um. i worked with somebody on a regular basis and we would just find humor in everything and. just laugh and. and. i i can't think of particular situation or what we were laughing at but. just being with somebody who's in tune with. my sense of humor and uh gets. my jokes and. you know i get his and we're. just um enjoying that moment. um speech and drama. i i majored in. uh no not now. i always was interested in um. musical comedy when i was a child i would. sing along to records in my living room. and i was always in choirs. in school and then when i. uh went to high school i joined the drama club. and i i just always had an interest and i always had a. a big personality and. well <laughter>. um i don't know if i have a dream job anymore. i'm sixty and. i don't know if i. have aspirations anymore towards towards doing anything. right now i'd just rather not work <laughter> and just. um. relax and travel but um. i i like being creative. in in any way i can i like independence. and i kind of have that right now so. i'm okay. um. well i i watch my favorite television shows that i've recorded. and i also am a buddhist i've been a buddhist for. um gosh since nineteen eighty eight. and um i'm. a district leader in my community. and we have meetings and that really helps to. center me and bring out my higher self. so if i get tense or nervous i i chant. um sometimes okay sometimes not. a lot yes yes <laughter>. less and less though it's been happening less and less. but um. yeah sometimes it's got it's. it's um. created difficulties. well. i can't <c> <sigh>. i can't remember an argument i remember getting angry like. was just when i was on my trip in vegas i was driving. and the g_p_s said stay in the left lane and i stayed in the left lane but when i got off the freeway it brought me onto the ramp that went back onto the freeway. about four miles out of our way and i just. i got very angry for about. thirty seconds and then i had to. calm myself down and say okay alright so we're gonna be late you know i had to talk myself out of it. so it wasn't really an argument with anybody but. i felt kind of. bad that i overreacted. um. you mean in my life <laughter>. manys. yes. um. gosh there's so many <laughter>. i i just wish that when somebody tells me disappointing. information. like. they're not gonna use me on a job or something. that i would. take an attitude that. um. i'll find something better it's okay and. move on as opposed to feeling what's wrong with me. and. you know did i do something wrong and then get angry at them and. you know that. whole uh. thought process that really doesn't help the situation. and i do that more often. but i. since i started chanting. but it doesn't you know. i'm not always in my high life condition <laughter> where. i can do that. um i find a lot of situations <laughter> hard to make like you know what. television to buy or something <laughter> but um. um. i guess <gue> i guess the hardest decision would be one that had the biggest consequences. and um. um. or leaving my  comfort. zone <z> place. if the decision meant that i have to leave my comfort place. that would be a very difficult decision for me. and probably leaving a relationship. very hard because. you <y> you know i get dependent on that relationship. so i usually. live it out til. it's for you know it's. they leave or something you know it's very hard for me. to make that decision that this isn't right and i have to move on. so what i usually do is i don't make the decision. and i end up suffering. but longer. so. mhm. can we move on. um. well. uh it's hard. because um i don't know if it's because i have pain. in my back. and neck. but. i i it's difficult for me to. stay asleep i'd i i. i don't get a um. a deep sleep. um. but. at because of. uh well i so okay it's hard to say because right now i i have this cold and i've had it for two weeks so i've been taking nyquil. and that's been putting me to sleep so. i have been um. sleeping better because of it. but last night i i woke up coughing so it's it's hard to tell. but before that all happened. i was um. finding it difficult to stay asleep. and so therefore i'm tired during the day and. uh sometimes i'm groggy sometimes i'm irritable. but yeah i'm not really sure if it's related to this pain in my back or. emotional things or or or or not. i'm sorry could you repeat that. have i studied changes in my behavior. uh no <laughter>. i was not. no. mm mm. oh i was happy last week <laughter> you know. well i uh. was going to um. vegas to. meet my family was my. my family was flying in from cleveland to. uh there we have a. a relative in uh vegas. and i drove with my friend. and it was my brother in law's seventieth birthday. so. we all went and. had a good time in vegas. i mean i was struggling through my cold but. but it was fun it was nice. well <laughter>. uh they think i'm funny um. they feel that i say it like it is. um. they understand <under> they all say they understand me <laughter> so. people who don't understand me i think sometimes don't know how to take me. 'cause i'll. i'll say something sometimes come out come across sarcastic. but just <ju> that's just the way i talk. so. um my um. the. anger that sometimes wells up in me. you know i just. but although that that really made me i think. a lot of the person that i am you know all all of your. experiences make you who you are. and how you handle them. makes you who you are and if you don't have those. lows you don't really know what highs are. so i don't. i can't really go back and regret you know i wish certain things didn't happen whatever. but really what matters is today and now and how you handle today. and i wish that well i can i don't wish i know that i will have less of these. moments where i've. just blurt out you know anger or something. i just wish that would happen more less. that the anger parts would happen less. and they are so. i guess it will <laughter>. happen less. um. don't give up hope live in the moment. and um. everything will everything will work out everything will work out. and if you believe that. then you really have nothing to fear. um. the fact that now. and for the past twenty years twenty some years i've been. cultivating myself and i've become <be> i've become. more um. compassionate person. and i'm able to um. uh. <ss> understand people better. and see that you know their suffering <ss> they're suffering too. and. that. if you if you treat people. from that respect that they're. they have their problems too and they're suffering with their problems too you're able to live a better life because. you're not allowing that to affect you you're not taking it personally. and at the same time you're becoming more compassionate person and when you're more compassionate. you're you're happy and your life is happy. okay.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (the interviewer) 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>. <clears throat>. yes. i'm doing fine thank you. i'm from los angeles. california yes. um well the main thing i like the weather um i like the lifestyle i like um the variety of beach um snow. we have it all. um some things i don't like about l_a um. the rent is way way way way too expensive it's ridiculous. um i have i'm well-traveled. um i enjoy seeing new places going new places um it's different everywhere the people are different. um it's fun. um okay well the most recent is last year i went to family reunion in new orleans so that was in june. and um while i was there we also visited slidell louisiana for the um. the swamp tours. and vicksburg mississippi where my mom is from and we spent the night in ferriday lousiana with my aunt who will be a hundred and one. this year in may. um there's a lot um. as far as traveling or just period. uh most memorable experience um well i don't know if it's just one. um probably when. i used to travel with my dad that's where i got a lot of my traveling from. um yeah it was bus car sometimes planes uh mostly what just i guess i'll say mostly down south but it was. really fun. especially the road trips. mhm. um just general and also drama. uh well my dream job is. to become a real estate investor. um well i've sort of really been into it ever since two thousand five um i just don't have the capital right now or the connections that um. since i do like real estate i'm just going to start off as a real estate agent. so i should have my license um sometime this year. outgoing. um well i'm not shy um it could be a little bit of both but um i'm pretty outgoing. um well speaking of hawaii i did uh live there for a year and a half but what do i do to relax is either um usually take a nap <laughter>. um take a bath. um or just try to get things off of my mind and try to spend my energy in more positive ways. um it needs to be worked on but um. i know when to control it. um when i need to. um. well me and my ex-husband still get into arguments um it was just over a text message but. um actually it was my fault but um usually it's his but it just starts little and kind of snowballs out of control but. um that's usually how it goes <laughter>. um. well. i xxx don't know what else to do except for pray on it because i thought once i moved into another house it would be over but i see that we're still getting into it. so um i don't know maybe ignore it or if he wants to be right then let him be right i guess. um. probably quite a few things but i don't regret anything i've done in my life but um. situation i wish i would've handled differently um just. kind of everything in my life almost <laughter> i could've done it differently or i would if i had the chance but i'm not worried about it 'cause i don't regret anything that i've done in my life. the hardest decision um probably when i had to get a divorce that. mm that may have been the hardest or one of the hardest decisions. um it was just a lot of um. a lot of stuff through the years um <clears throat> the relationship had kind of deteriorated um. if the relationship. between us was still good. then the things that he were doing um. i would have been able to overlook it a little bit more because um i've i would feel like well our relationship is good and. it's difficult to find a really really good relationship but since our relationship deteriorated and there's just a lot of disagreement and arguing and. problems financial problems and he's doing this so um. i just decided just forget it i mean i tried but. eh you know he didn't wanna cooperate so. um. well i'm happy with what's going on now i mean i wish that we could still be a family but since that's not going to happen yes i am happy with my life right now yes. um. something i can erase um. mm i don't think i really need to erase anything um. i've finally gotten over the way the kids treated me at school but other than that i can't think of anything to erase. um it's fair slash good um there's no problems right now so i guess i'll just say good yeah there's no problems. um well i would have to say my mother. yes. um well she's just always supported me and. everything that i've done um whether it's. good or not so good so um i think that's a blessing. mhm. um sometimes sometime it's not. um well i just don't get enough hours of sleep i guess that's what it is as i would like to um sometimes. so um that's more the problem i would like to get. mhm. um just sleepy <sigh> yeah sleepy tired feeling like i wanna go take a nap. um i've been feeling fine. mhm. uh no they've been about the same. no. no. um really happy uh probably last week because i got over to a little bit of money so <laughter>. um well i guess my best friend would be my mom or maybe my um entertainment friend that i've been knowing since ninety six. i really wouldn't. i'm not gonna say i don't consider him a best friend but we don't really hang out that much but he is very um generous to me and my mom. mhm. so. um. well right now i spend my weekends doing chores and classwork and sleeping in. but maybe after the classwork is out of the way um <laughter> maybe i can do something else. uh myself well i do wish that um. at times i could control my temper a little more and um of course i would like to lose weight. um be a little bit more active and um i wish my skin would clear up. um it was probably when i was in school um school years are terrible for a lot of people because the kids are animals. so um they try to make you feel like um you're nothing like you're. piece of dirt under their foot so that's probably the last time as an adult no. um i would say that i'm genuine um i'm honest um i'm supportive. and um i'm just a good friend. no. um well uh twenty years ago um. just because you're pregnant that doesn't mean that you're eating for two and you can eat loads of food like um people tell you. <laughter> um that's the main thing um i'm going to tell my daughters no. um just eat as you normally eat but eat more healthier um there's no need to gain eighty pounds when. the baby is just twenty pounds or less and you have all this weight to lose. um also if i came into any money now twenty years ago i was probably just thinking about shopping or um. just kind of spending it on frivolous stuff whereas now i would um invest it. um so yeah i think that's about it <laughter>. um proud of uh <sigh>. mm i guess maybe myself um. my kids. k thank you. bye.
The above is an audio recording from a clinical interview, along with the transcript. The interviewer (the interviewer) 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). sure. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). i'm well thank you. thats_good (that's good). where_originally (where are you from originally). southern california. really (really). like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). the weather <sigh> the uh mountains the ocean. mhm (mhm). dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). mm traffic. air quality. 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). no. not a lot. why2 (why). mm. time. money. okay_confirm (okay). study (what did you study at school). i studied art <sigh>. studio art. sounds_interesting (that sounds interesting). hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). it was just always a a talent and a desire i had from childhood. still_working_on_X (are you still working in that). i am. dream_job (what's your dream job). mm making. a good living through my art. difficult (how hard is that). it's challenging. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). well. i need <nee> it's about having the time. and finding. a niche that appeals to. others while being able to do work that stays true to my own vision. mm (mm). understand (i understand). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). somewhere in between. 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 read. i walk dogs. i spend time with my family. okay_confirm (okay). family_relationship (tell me about your relationship with your family). oh it's very good i i love my family very much and they love me very much we're very supportive of each other. good_hear (that's so good to hear). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). i'm pretty good most of the time i'm not so great. when i'm dealing with a lot of rush hour traffic. but it's not out of control <laughter>. last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). hmm. i don't really remember i wanna say it was probably my daughter and it was probably about something stupid <laughter> some little. stupid thing. wild_laughter3 ((laughter)). kids_elaborate (tell me about your kids). um. my daughter is um. thirty nine. beautiful. brilliant. um. very talented very uh. uh. goal driven. my son is twenty seven. he is more laid back. sweet <s> very sweet. um and he's. starting to. be a little more goal driven. um a little less satisfied with just uh the daily grind. mhm (mhm). easy_parent (do you find it easy to be a parent). being a parent is um. very challenging. in a wonderful way. parent_hardest (what's the hardest thing about being a parent). um i think the hardest thing is is. eh fear and worry for your children um. today's world can be very. um. violent and scary and you fear for your children's safety and well-being. yeah_downer (yeah). symptoms_cope (how do you cope with them). i'm sorry. parent_best (what's the best thing about being a parent). oh gosh. um. mm friendship <frien> eh the close friendship you have with your children the. the uh uh love the support the joy of just. everyday little things that you share. parent_differences (what are some ways that you're different as a parent than your parents). oh <laughter> well i'm i i. talk to my children about anything and everything. um we're very <v> have a very open communication. which in my parents' generation i think children were more seen and not heard. yeah3 (yeah). situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). <deep breath> hmm <sigh>. well with my daughter my first child i was young. and inexperienced not only in being a mother but. and naive in a lot of ways regarding life in general. and i think probably eh most parents mm have regrets uh. of uh situations they may have had their children in when they were. when they were young that. weren't the best. okay_confirm (okay). feelguilty (what's something you feel guilty about). <deep breath> <sigh>. sometimes i feel that i should've. been. more aware. at a younger age. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). mm just xxx just mm decisions and situations that uh decisions you make situations you find yourself in when you're younger. out of being naive and and um. even though logically i know that. it's something that couldn't be avoided at the time. you know as you get older you eh hindsight is twenty twenty as you get older you you look back and wish that you. had've been more on top of your your uh. your life when you were younger. yeah_downer (yeah). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). oh gosh. i honestly can't think of anything. okay_confirm (okay). memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). hmm. um. i don't know that i would want i i can think of an event i don't know that i would wanna erase it from my memory because. eh i feel that we learn from. everything. and there <the> there's i i don't wanna lose the lesson that i'm to learn from that experience. makes_sense (that makes sense). influence_positive (who's someone that's been a positive influence in your life). positive influence in my life uh my daughter. my son my granddaughter. um. there's a a a oddly enough an author uh carlos castaneda. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. just a a a positive <po> my my family's been a positive influence because of their love and support and. uh in reading carlos castaneda's works i find that he. has a brilliant mind. and because i've. practiced some of what. he talks about in his books. and experience them. as being authentic. um. uh whereas some people. you know. question his validity i i found that. he has something very extraordinary to offer. mankind. okay_confirm (okay). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). pretty easy. <laughter> i fall asleep pretty quick. thats_good (that's good). feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). good. behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). <deep breath> mm. no not really just always looking for the next uh. um. project to. to uh. get started on. okay_confirm (okay). 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). yesterday <laughter> yesterday was mother's day. and uh my children gave me flowers and beautiful gifts and made me a wonderful brunch and. aw (aw). we spent the day together and it was very very nice. great_situation (that sounds like a great situation). BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). oh um. easygoing. um. easy to be around um. friendly happy. uh_huh (uh huh). self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). <deep breath> hmm. i would like to work on. being um. more focused. on. on uh projects. feelbadly (tell me about a time when someone made you feel really badly about yourself). oh gosh. probably when i was a kid you know kids can be uh. kids can be cruel to each other. uh. so nothing that um. i still. at this age. take personally or or you know hold a grudge for. okay_confirm (okay). regret (is there anything you regret). um. sure everybody has regrets but. you do the best you can do at the time and you learn and you move on. advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). mm. i don't <do> i don't know i. i can't answer that one. okay_confirm (okay). Ellie17Dec2012_10 (tell me about something you did recently that you really enjoyed). oh gosh um. i read a great book um the last couple days and i've been working on a new painting that uh. i'm really pleased with i like the way it's going. nice (nice). Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). um. my kids. my the fact that my kids are. are uh. wonderful human beings i feel very blessed. good_hear (that's so good to hear). asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). bye (goodbye). goodbye. <laughter>.
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). uh yeah sure. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). <laughter> i'm alright uh. i'm in a weird test study right now. wild_laughter3 ((laughter)). where_originally (where are you from originally). uh i'm from los angeles. really (really). mhm. like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). <ss> all kinds of different things to do in this city. like_what (like what). uh. well. i don't know each each area is a little different and it's hard to get boring around here. mhm (mhm). dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). oh you know the traffic and the smog and all that. 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 as much as i'd like to. why2 (why). mm money mainly. lack of money. understand (i understand). travel_changed (what do you enjoy about traveling). i like seeing the world and seeing all the different places. travel_trips (i'd love to hear about one of your trips). went to uh went to russia three years ago. nice (nice). memorableB (what's one of your most memorable experiences). yeah. i like to go into the churches we did a huge trip of all the churches in the area. thats_great (that's great). study (what did you study at school). uh. music for the most part. sounds_interesting (that sounds interesting). hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). uh i been playing music for a long time. still_working_on_X (are you still working in that). yeah. dream_job (what's your dream job). xxx musician touring performing musician. difficult (how hard is that). really really really hard. why2 (why). <ss> a lot of competition and luck involved. that_sucks (that sucks). i agree. shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). little of both i suppose. 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>. again probably just i i play a lot of music. sit down with a guitar for a little while. thats_good (that's good). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). i would say good i think i'm a calm person. mhm (mhm). last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). i'm having difficulty even remembering <laughter> uh. nothing big in a long time. okay_confirm (okay). situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). mm. i'm having difficulty thinking of one on the spot right now. okay_confirm (okay). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). the hardest decision i've ever had to make. <laughter> uh. i i'm not sure i i can't think of anything. hmmB (hmm). feelguilty (what's something you feel guilty about). guilty um <laughter>. <laughter> when i was a boy. i stole a little golden bicycle from an old lady. i'm not proud of it <laughter>. okay_confirm (okay). <laughter>. family_relationship (tell me about your relationship with your family). um. it's <ts> not ideal. i live with my parents i'm twenty three years old. and that's becoming more and more awkward. understand (i understand). tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). i think. i don't know i think things are improving i need to move out. i need to get my own apartment and uh. then we can come back around and be friends i'm sure with my parents. yeah3 (yeah). influence_positive (who's someone that's been a positive influence in your life). just uh there's a lot of positive <laughter> influences in my life i've got a good group of friends you know my family i love them nonetheless but. okay_confirm (okay). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). easy i would say. thats_good (that's good). mhm. sleep_affects (what are you like when you don't sleep well). um. just uh not uh not as groggy as some people get i don't know i. uh_huh (uh huh). feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). just in general uh. well. i'd say. things are alright. behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). um. no nothing huge. ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). no. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). mm mm. happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). last time i i had a really good band practice last night with all the friends i felt really good about that. awesome (awesome). mhm. BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). think generally funny and good to be around. self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). uh work ethic i think is a big one. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). sure uh. you know i i have a lot of projects i've planned for myself in my life and i have difficulty completing them. why2 (why). i like to use space as an excuse that's my go-to one uh. i don't have a good studio to record music or. isee_downer (i see). feelbadly (tell me about a time when someone made you feel really badly about yourself). um. well okay this uh this current band that i'm working with um. i. was told i'm a part time member in this band and i was told that uh. you know i wasn't officially in the core group and stuff i felt pretty bad about that for a few days. im_sorry (i'm sorry). it's alright <laughter>. regret (is there anything you regret). uh. in life. mhm (mhm). maybe going maybe finishing college that might be something. not. change_directions (what made you decide to do that). um. i don't know i just never. i i never came to pass that i would transfer to. a four year university and get a bachelor's degree. okay_confirm (okay). Ellie17Dec2012_07 (what would you say are some of your best qualities). best qualities i think. generally that easygoingness and. good sense of humor. uh_huh (uh huh). Ellie17Dec2012_10 (tell me about something you did recently that you really enjoyed). i did recently that i really enjoyed. last weekend i went camping on a beach with a bunch of friends that was nice. nice (nice). yeah. Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). most proud of um. i guess you know musical accomplishments i've put a lot of work into that and i'm finding success in my way. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). <laughter>. thank you. appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). thank you that was interesting. 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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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 thanks. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). i'm well thank you how are you. thats_good (that's good). great_thanks (i'm great thanks). where_originally (where are you from originally). i grew up in oklahoma. really (really). mhm. when_LA (when did you move to l_a). um i moved to l_a about five and a half years ago so i used to be on the west <we> on the east coast and then i decided i wanted to come out here. often_backB (how often do you go back to your hometown). my hometown not very often um most <m> most of my family's moved away so i visit them but i don't actually get back to oklahoma much. compares_LA (how does it compare to l_a). <sniffle>. oklahoma's very different um. uh l_a's a lot more exciting. there's a lot more um. uh to do here and um. uh the ocean obviously is very nice so. mhm (mhm). why_LA (why did you move to l_a). um. you know that's a good question i um. i wanted to try something new and i've always loved the beach and. i thought uh and i also like big cities so i thought l_a might be a good place for me to come. happy_didthat (are you happy you did that). very it's probably one of the best uh decisions i ever made. good_hear (that's so good to hear). <laughter>. adapted_LA (how easy was it for you to get used to living in l_a). pretty easy i think um eh it seems kind of natural. it seemed like a good fit. um i just really like it here. living_situation (how do you like your living situation). oh it's great um i have a couple of roommates and we get along really well i live a couple of blocks from the beach. um and uh every day i get to walk on the beach or. um you know hang out with friends and it's just it's kind of like being on vacation all the time it's really nice. awesome (awesome). study (what did you study at school). mm. i studied philosophy and um political theory and government. and did a little bit of english literature on the side. hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). um it. kind of just happened naturally i think uh. i went to liberal arts school and got kind of a exposure to a lot of different. areas and. i just followed what i liked and was interested in and ended up spending a lot of time studying that. still_working_on_X (are you still working in that). um. not exactly i work for an educational nonprofit so i work with graduate <grad> with graduate students um in the social sciences and humanities. mhm (mhm). um but i don't actually um use my philosophy background very often. dream_job (what's your dream job). <laughter> um. you know i have actually studied to become a success coach. um and so i working with students is is kind of a nice. aspect of of doing that but i'd really like to work with other <o> with other people so not just students. um but help them to achieve their goals and realize their dreams. difficult (how hard is that). um i'd say it it it's fairly hard um in the sense that. um. you know it can be challenging for people to actually. be motivated and do all of the work that needs to be um. undertaken in order to realize their their dreams but and it it's also a challenge because making a living at it. uh requires charging people money <laughter> so um finding people who are willing to pay for that can be um difficult too. yeah_downer (yeah). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). um i'm definitely on the shyer side i'm an introvert so. why2 (why). um i'm pretty good in one on one situations with people but when you get me in a group with more than a a couple of people. i'm very much an observer so i tend to listen a lot and i'm not as engaged. and i think that um is. something that goes it is noticed by others and it it maybe is a little bit odd to them especially if they're not introverted. um so i i'd say and it's also a challenge for me i tend not to be the person who introduces myself um in a room full of strangers. okay_confirm (okay). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). <laughter> pretty good i think. um but i do have a temper so i can get i can get upset from time to time. landed_trouble (has that gotten you in trouble). not really um it can be a challenge when i'm driving <laughter> but other than that no. last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). hmm. hmm. i'm not sure. it would've probably been a discussion over politics. and it probably would've been a friendly argument. um. probably with one of my liberal friends so. but i actually can't remember the specific time. mm (mm). 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). <laughter>. <sniffle>. mm. i meditate. um i. do that almost every day. um i also walk at the beach i love the ocean and i really like the sounds and just being out there is very peaceful. um and i like to read and be alone just with my thoughts. mhm (mhm). so that's nice. thats_good (that's good). situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). mm. well let me think about that for a minute. <sigh>. hmm. <laughter> i'm having a hard time coming up with anything i mean i i i'm sure there are plenty of things um. just nothing comes to mind um <sniffle>. <sigh>. hmm. back_later (let's come back to that later). okay i'm sorry <laughter>. memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). hmm. well this isn't exactly an event it's it's a dream and it's not a particularly. um traumatic dream so as far as dreams go but. um i do have it sometimes. probably more often than i'd like so i wouldn't be upset if it. you know if i didn't have it. um and it's just a version of a dream that i think a lot of people probably have but um. it's usually me in school somewhere. at the end of the semester. haven't gone to class taking the exams know i'm going to fail. and. you know really unhappy about it wishing why didn't i. study and attend class the way i should have. um which actually wasn't really a problem for me in school but now i have this dream sometimes and it's kinda frustrating. and i'm not exactly sure. why i mean i know why but i don't know what it applies to because it's not like i am worried consciously at least about failing things so. mhm (mhm). trigger (are they triggered by something). no i don't think so. um at least not not that i'm aware of. okay_confirm (okay). feelguilty (what's something you feel guilty about). <sniffle>. i feel guilty um i have a a brother and a sister-in-law and a nephew. and they live on the east coast. and i love my nephew he's eight he's adorable and um. i when i used to live there when he was younger. um spent a lot of time with them and. since i've been in california and particularly in the last year i've spent a lot less time visiting them so. for example i saw them for a week at christmas and then i went back. in <i> at the beginning of may so it was you know four months between the last <la> the last time i'd seen them. um and that i felt bad about because. we really enjoy each other's company and he. um you know really likes me to be there but then he gets upset when i leave and he asks when am i coming back. so that's um. that makes me feel bad sometimes. understand (i understand). family_relationship (tell me about your relationship with your family). mm. um. well i have a brother i'm very close to him. he's younger. and. um he's like four four and a half years younger. he's married um i have a nephew. um my both of my parents have passed away. so it's just the two of us and we have a large extended family but we're not that close with them um with most of them. um. on my father's side there's one brother. um and he's married and has a few kids so i have a few cousins on that side but then on my mother's side there are. <sigh> five <fi> four or five other kids um. most of them with several children of their own so i have a lot of cousins on that side but they live all over the country and um. so we stay in touch a little bit through facebook um and there a couple that i talk to on the phone and visit every now and then. but you know we're not that close with our extended family so. okay_confirm (okay). influence_positive (who's someone that's been a positive influence in your life). um. i'd say well. um i i mean i have a lot of friends i think that have been positive influences. scrubbed_entry. when i came out to california. um. i started working at a nonprofit and it was kind of a strange place it was very different from what i was used to um. it was a little bit challenging and she also worked there so. um we worked on a program together over the summer and got to know one another and. um we just established this really strong friendship and. she's kind of i would say my best friend probably here and probably just in general um and now she's moved to vegas um which is a little bit tough for me um. but uh we're going to napa this weekend so that should be good um but she's been a very she was a very positive influence because when i came out here and didn't really know anybody um. and it you know since i'm an introvert it's not that easy for me to make friends it was really nice because we share a lot of the same values and we have a lot of fun together and you know. i think she kinda gets me so it's a lot of fun to hang out with her and and that's been nice. good_hear (that's so good to hear). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). i'm a sleeper <laughter> so it's pretty easy um. sometimes my you know. depending on how long i've been awake <clears throat> i can be wound <wou> a little wound up and so sometimes i have to take a little while to decompress but. um i usually meditate right before i go to bed um and that's very helpful. um and i can sleep. uh. you know i i i generally sleep in ninety minute cycles. so. um you know usually six or seven and a half hours but i can easily sleep nine hours if i have the time and inclination. um i usually don't wake up in the middle of the night. or at least if i do i don't remember it. so. uh_huh (uh huh). sleep_affects (what are you like when you don't sleep well). um well i don't <do> actually don't sleep very well when i travel <s> one of the things i do for work is i travel uh quite a bit. because i work for a company that's back east so i work from home. most of the time but then i travel. like one week a month. and when i travel i'll take the red-eye. um and then i'll visit with a lot of friends in the evening so i don't sleep that much it's not that i. um sleep. poorly or badly it's just that i um don't have that much time to sleep. and the first day. after not sleeping or not sleeping much is okay. but usually the second day is not very good. um so i get a lot more tired uh and it's harder to concentrate. and um. i don't know it just feels like more of a struggle. okay_confirm (okay). feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). i would say good. um. summer is a little <l> is an is a busy time for the organization that i work for so i'm a little. um i i don't know <kn> know if stressed is the right word but i'm you know a little anxious about. um everything going well this summer but um in general i'm feeling pretty good. behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). not really i can't i can't think of anything um. there <th> there is one thing i um i do struggle with exercise like i like to walk a lot um. and i hike with friends and. um i had been really motivated about it um for a couple of months but then i went away um to the east coast and when i came back i was a lot less motivated. um because i didn't really exercise when i was there. and i'd gotten out of the habit even though it had only been about ten days and so now i'm struggling to try and get back in the routine and it's not going as well as i would like. im_sorry (i'm sorry). it's okay. thank you. 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). hmm well. scrubbed_entry. he's a lot of fun and. um he really likes me and i really like him and we play a lot of games and talk a lot and. we're actually doing a book club now so we're gonna skype and. um maybe i'll get some more time with him that way but uh just being around him is fun. BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). hmm. <sigh>. well she'd probably say that i know how to have fun. but that i can be serious. and um. that i you know care about others. uh. and that i'm loyal. and. i'm not sure what else. um. i think those those are probably the main things. okay_confirm (okay). self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). <sniffle>. um i wish i had more self-discipline <laughter> so. um. i wish that you know i could diet um or eat healthier foods and not have a problem. uh with sugar because i love to eat sugar. i wish that i would not procrastinate because i've gotten a lot better about that but i still do and that can be challenging. um and i wish that i um. xxx. i don't know. uh. i think i wish that i was in a relationship. so. probably those things. okay_confirm (okay). feelbadly (tell me about a time when someone made you feel really badly about yourself). mm. hmm. so at the last organization i used to work at. i had a boss and she was. i don't feel like she was um. i don't think we were very compatible um and she uh. used to push my buttons or so i thought. and so um. one day she was really upset about something um because a board member had called her up and asked her a question and she didn't have the answer. um and he was upset about something and. it was something to do with my department so she called me into her office and let me know how unhappy she was. um. but it wasn't i i've been a manager for many years um and i. have very strong opinions about how you handle. challenges with people <peo> with staff members. yeah2 (yeah). and the way that she handled the situation with me was really inappropriate i thought. um and she clearly was trying to frighten me and make me feel. um you know incompetent or at least that's the the way that i felt about it. and um. i did you know. i tried to be very calm and. said that i would take care of it and i did take care of it um but. uh after that our relationship wasn't really the same and i ended up staying <st> uh leaving there. to go back to the old organization that i'd worked for not that long afterwards because i just didn't really have a lot of respect for her after she did that to me. or after we had that interaction so. yeah_downer (yeah). isee_downer (i see). advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). <laughter>. so i heard this piece of advice the other day and or uh or this. thing and that i thought was really profound and i wish that i had. read it back then. which is. um when you think about buying something instead of thinking. uh oh. here's this beautiful coat it's a hundred dollars i want it i'm gonna buy it. it uh don't think of it as costing a hundred dollars think of it as costing ten times that. because that's effectively what your money could do if you didn't spend it on that coat but instead invested it. you know. intelligently um you would have ten times that much money eventually so. you should really think about it in those terms and um i think i've been much more a consumer than a saver and so i wish that i had uh. been more aware of that ten or twenty years ago. hmmB (hmm). Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). <sigh> probably. scrubbed_entry. um they asked me to be his um godparent and his guardian if anything should happen to them. and that meant a lot to me because it it made me feel like they trusted me and thought that i was a good person the kinda person that could take care of their child should something happen to them. so. okay_confirm (okay). Ellie17Dec2012_10 (tell me about something you did recently that you really enjoyed). <sigh> let's see. well uh in <i> it wasn't really recently but in february i went i like to travel and a friend uh and i went to singapore. uh and i got to fly first class. um we used miles uh frequent flyer miles to get the um. tickets and so uh that was really enjoyable because. um the seats pull down you get to sleep the food is delicious you get special attention and um i also hadn't been to singapore before so that was kind of cool too. nice (nice). asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). sure. thank you. 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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<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). i was born in texas and i moved to california when i was three and grew up here in california yeah. really (really). very_young (you were very young weren't you). i was yes. often_backB (how often do you go back to your hometown). uh i've never been back there. why2 (why). um. don't have any relatives there. don't have a reason to go back there. okay_confirm (okay). like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). um. <makes sound with mouth>. <laughter> well my my family's here. mhm (mhm). that's one uh the weather's great. uh the beaches and mountains are here. all those things are very good. yeah3 (yeah). dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). uh the traffic. which is probably <probab> probably most people say. um. it's expensive to live here. those are probably the top two. 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). uh recently i've traveled. travel_changed (what do you enjoy about traveling). um. well you get to see new places and and new people. you get to learn more about other cultures. and uh different ways people think. travel_trips (i'd love to hear about one of your trips). oh uh at the end of march i went to ecuador for a week. nice (nice). memorableB (what's one of your most memorable experiences). uh. um i spent most of most of one day with. with an ecuadorian who only speaks spanish and i speak very little spanish so we got. um it was it was challenging for me trying to communicate with him i felt like a a little kid. yeah3 (yeah). trying to. you know say you know what's this what's this. uh it was very humbling. um. you know just just seeing that. you know when you don't when you're not able to communicate then that that can be very difficult. mhm (mhm). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). i'm probably more of a shy person. why2 (why). genetics i don't know why. study (what did you study at school). um i'm an electrician so i studied electrical construction. i've also studied uh computer networking. cool3 (cool). hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). um. it was. i guess. just uh kinda circumstances. i needed. the. the the work i was doing wasn't providing for the family. and. i knew someone who could get me a job doing electrical work and so so i pursued that because of the the financial gain. happy_didthat (are you happy you did that). mm. uh it's given me a lot of opportunity. but uh i don't think it's what i what i wanna do for the rest of my life. dream_job (what's your dream job). well i'm actually uh pursuing becoming a missionary. uh my wife and i are looking at moving down to ecuador in the fall. uh for four years. and last year we we trained in north carolina. for one year. um and that was like theology and bible training. change_directions (what made you decide to do that). um. basically god put. a um. a desire in my heart to get beyond. get beyond myself and and do something for other people. to to go and. and learn about another people their culture. and to share the gospel with them. thats_great (that's great). family_relationship (tell me about your relationship with your family). well in my immediate family. um. i'm i'm married i've been married for ten years this june and we have four daughters. and then um. but i i have one older brother. uh no sisters. um. so what what do you wanna know about my family. family_roleB (how close are you to your family). um. i'm really close with my wife and my daughters. uh with my brother i'm not not real close partly because he's uh he's mentally handicapped. um he has the mental capacity of a seven year old. even though he's he's five years older than me. so just kinda because of that dynamic it it's hard to have a a close relationship with him. but i am pretty close with my parents my brother lives with my parents. isee_downer (i see). influence_positive (who's someone that's been a positive influence in your life). um. i'd say my. my youth pastor in high school. he was a real real positive influence in me. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. just he has a. he has a drive and a zeal for. for pursuing the truth. um. and just uh. studying the bible and. and because of his influence that kinda. put me on a path to wanting to study the bible. okay_confirm (okay). control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). um i think i've gotten better at it. there have been. times when. you know i'll i'll get angry. and uh. you know it can just. kinda really rule over me just the frustration. and i'm the type of person that it takes me. um usually it it takes some time for me to get angry and and some time to. to calm down again. but i've. i've learned um. over time that really getting angry. um and keeping that anger in doesn't. it doesn't. attack the other person or the thing that i'm angry at it just kinda attacks me. and so really it it's not a it's not a good behavior to. right2 (right). to keep so. when <whe> when things anger me i try to. uh. like talk to the other person say you know this <th> this situation is making me upset i try to kinda talk through it. and and resolve it and come to a resolution. um even more than just compromising but trying to really resolve the root the problem. last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). um <sigh>. well a. a couple weeks ago or maybe it was maybe even a month ago. um. my wife and i were going on a trip with with her parents. and her parents had already left. um eh we were just driving down to. orange country area for this trip. and. my wife wanted um wanted she had she had expectation of certain things to be done before the trip or certain things be packed. and. but hadn't really. in <i> in my eyes hadn't expressed that clearly but in her eyes she had. and so. when i was trying to meet those expectations. she. um. you know i i didn't meet 'em according to to what she wanted and and and she became angry and so from my perspective i was doing what she wanted. um and kinda getting attacked for it. so. so then i i i started yelling at her. and. yeah2 (yeah). and we you know we had that conflict but then. you know with <wi> within an hour or so we had kinda talked through. and we we had figured out what the the cause of that conflict was. describe_felt (how did you feel in that moment). um. are you asking the moment of during the conflict. yeah3 (yeah). uh. very you know just mm very angry you know you can feel it. in your body. um. part partly i. the i guess the. anger was probably the secondary response but my initial response was that um i felt <f> was feeling attacked and that came out as anger. mm (mm). so. i would think um. yeah so initially i felt attacked and then that resulted in the anger. downer (okay). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). mm hmm hmm hmm. i guess it was um. deciding to go. um to go to our training last year. um i i felt that god had put on my heart that. that this was something i was supposed to pursue. um my wife didn't feel that way. and. i. i i just felt very strongly that that was something that we should pursue. and. but at the same time i knew that if if my wife wasn't supportive of it that it it would it would kinda fall apart. so. i kinda relinquished <r> relinquished it. um and i and i said to her you know i'm not gonna make you go um. you know if if you wanna go then <th> then we'll go but if not then we'll we'll do something else we'll we'll look at at doing something else and not going. uh and so that that was difficult for me 'cause uh. you know again that that that kinda felt like a loss 'cause i felt deeply that that's what i was supposed to do. um. but then after i kinda gave that up. then. um. then she came to a point where she said no i have a peace about about doing this and then we went ahead and pursued it so. um so just kinda giving it up was <wa> was <wa> was difficult for me. yeah_downer (yeah). memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). tell you about something bad or something that i can erase from my memory. mhm (mhm). um. oh let me see. i'm not sure um. i don't know i i can't really. think of anything very traumatic. um that i would wanna erase but i i think. you know good things and positive <posi> eh good things and bad things they all kinda. shape who we are. and. so i i i can't think of anything that i would want to erase. okay_confirm (okay). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). um usually. usually it's not too bad. um. are are you referring to on the the questionnaire where i said that i had trouble <trou> some trouble sleeping. yeah3 (yeah). um. the the job i work the. the um. kinda the the scheduling has shifted so i. so lately i've been working some nighttime shifts. or graveyard shifts. so. um. coming home in the morning. you know when it's light then it's been hard for me to sleep. but it was it was mostly 'cause i was staying up so late because of work. understand (i understand). easy_sleep (how easy is it for you to get a good night's sleep). uh it pretty easy. sleep_affects (what are you like when you don't sleep well). um. when i when i don't sleep then i do get cranky. feel_lately (how have you been feeling lately). uh. i i've been feeling good lately. thats_good (that's good). behavior_changes (have you noticed any changes in your behavior or thoughts lately). no not really. okay_confirm (okay). 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). um. hmm. i don't know um. can't think of anything that was. kinda out of the ordinary. but. um. yesterday. we my wife and i took. took our three <th> our our three younger girls we took them to the park the oldest one. um stayed with her grandma. but we uh we took 'em to the park and they played. and. yeah so those <th> those are always happy times when we take the kids to the park. good_hear (that's so good to hear). BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). um. i i think he'd say i'm a. a family man. that um. i'm uh dependable that he can he can count on me. um usually my my friend i end up doing. um. different work around the house for him. 'cause i'm kind of a handyman so. so in that way i i i think he'd say i'm kinda dependable or someone he could go to for advice. mhm (mhm). self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). um. i guess i would um. i guess i would like to be able to. um. start conversations with people. easier. uh sometimes. i have i have trouble. just talking to people. especially if they're in a group if <i> if people are one on one then it's it's usually easier for me to talk to them. but kinda talking to people in a group. uh i wish i was a little better at that. uh_huh (uh huh). now if it's. advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). okay. what what i was gonna say right before that was that um. uh if if i'm giving a speech or something to a large group i don't really have a problem with that but if it's more interaction type thing then that's kinda difficult. uh. advice i would've given to myself ten or twenty years ago. um. probably would've been to to go to college right away instead of going to school later in life. um. that's about it. okay_confirm (okay). think that would made that would've made the biggest difference. in my life i think. Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). um. well i have i have four kids and. i hope i'm raising 'em right i hope that. that um. you know the mistakes that i've made i can kinda guide them. through their their journey in life and i hope that they. end up a little. better for it than. than me. um. yeah i just hope. hope kinda through them. that i can. you know. leave <lea> leave something worthwhile. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). you're welcome. 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). sure. okay_confirm (okay). how_doingV (so how are you doing today). <laughter>. mm. good i guess. where_originally (where are you from originally). new orleans louisiana. really (really). when_LA (when did you move to l_a). uh two thousand five. often_backB (how often do you go back to your hometown). i used to go back often but not much anymore. why2 (why). uh just things happened. okay_confirm (okay). why_LA (why did you move to l_a). uh <laughter>. uh well. guess you're not programmed with this knowledge but uh katrina happened in two thousand five. Ellie17Dec2012_06 (wow). adapted_LA (how easy was it for you to get used to living in l_a). not really. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. hmm where to begin. uh just l_a's different culturally. i have a different culture out here. it's just a different place. mhm (mhm). like_about_LA (what are some things you really like about l_a). um it's it's bike friendly. louisiana isn't. new orleans for that matter really isn't. now they're trying to be but it just it isn't that successful. dont_like_LA (what are some things you don't really like about l_a). <sigh> the drivers they're crazy. wild_laughter3 ((laughter)). 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). mm not really kind of but not much anymore. why2 (why). don't have the money kinda broke <laughter>. understand (i understand). travel_changed (what do you enjoy about traveling). just being able to go on an adventure. travel_trips (i'd love to hear about one of your trips). um. let's see i once went to comic con on a on a bicycle like on a a three wheel bike. um and that that was pretty fun. kinda scary and dangerous. nearly got killed <laughter> it was scary <laughter>. memorableB (what's one of your most memorable experiences). traveling or just in general. mind (whatever comes to your mind). hmm. um. i gotta say. i gotta say we were. we were heading out of um. we were. heading off the p_c_h and going into um. laguna. and laguna has this really steep hill and on sundays it's full of traffic. and i i remember going down. the the hill and my brakes weren't working and i was trying to hit my brakes and trying to hit my brakes and they just they wouldn't click. and i was like oh god. and i'm i'm on a three wheel bike so i'm larger than most bikes and i'm like zipping in between like gridlock traffic. going down a hill. unable to brake. and i'm going down. and suddenly. there's this car that veers right into mm essentially where i'm trying to go so i. turn. sharply. in front of between this bus and this truck and literally end up going sideways through traffic through oncoming traffic. and then <laughter> looping back through oncoming traffic back into the right traffic still without any brakes. and like not managing to keep my bike from. wild_laughter3 ((laughter)). rolling which is painful when your bike roles kinda hurts a lot. oh_my_gosh (oh my gosh). so yeah. yeah that's it. okay_confirm (okay). <laughter>. study (what did you study at school). um. various different things uh anthropology visual effects. kinda weird but yeah. sounds_interesting (that sounds interesting). hard_decision (how did you decide to do that). um. i just i've always had a fascination with film. and. i i think the way people do things and go about things is fascinating. just as like the the mob mentality of people. yeah3 (yeah). especially. dream_job (what's your dream job). ooh dream job. um. huh. i have no idea. just a job i guess. okay_confirm (okay). shyoutgoing (do you consider yourself more shy or outgoing). i consider myself more outgoing. why2 (why). um. you know i i've never been afraid of what people think of me. like people xxx i i i like people i don't know. mhm (mhm). i'm not. i'm not afraid of what they think. eh i'm more concerned with like the people i know and what they think of me. i guess so being outgoing just doesn't really. affect me. see_mean (i see what you mean). eh. 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. <deep breath> <mumbling> <sigh> uh i play video games listen to music. um. yeah read books i like reading books and drawing. reading books drawing playing video games. did i think of anything did i forget anything sleeping. uh_huh (uh huh). i like sleeping it's fun. control_temper (how are you at controlling your temper). uh <mumbling> not good. landed_trouble (has that gotten you in trouble). <laughter> frequently <laughter>. tell_about_that (can you tell me about that). um. <sigh>. uh. in high school i i shoved somebody's head through a locker. um. yeah. yeah that that's not good don't ever shove someone's head into a locker. that's a great way to get suspended. um. i don't know. yeah things like that just. getting into fights. last_argument (when was the last time you argued with someone and what was it about). <sigh>. um. like a serious argument. mind (whatever comes to your mind). um <sigh>. uh. i guess like. xxx. argument over. over. um. uh i guess over like uh like viewpoints on like gun control. and gun control laws. i mean. uh_huh (uh huh). it was like. yesterday evening. describe_felt (how did you feel in that moment). eh it was. it it was an argument about you know gun control regulation i mean it doesn't really affect me personally. but that was like the last argument i got into. that that's kinda what you specified i think. okay_confirm (okay). situation_handled (tell me about a situation that you wish you had handled differently). ooh. um. uh my entire life um. <laughter> uh <mumbling> <sigh>. i have. um. about. two years ago i broke up. with like as everyone calls her my evil ex. and um. yeah it was just it was bad the whole the whole thing went down bad i mean. uh. eh. <sigh> uh i think i've calmed down a lot since then. like just as a person as a whole. but i mean i was angry and stuff i think i like went riding my bike for like. a hundreds plus miles in a singular day. hmm_downer (hmm). and i was in a ton of pain. like. later in the evening i got home i was like oh god. like i could barely walk um. and yeah i i think running off and. like going on a like extreme cycling spree was not good but it was better than like. eating too much and like. just. overeating 'cause i was depressed. but yeah like we we fought and screamed and it was it was not good like i we didn't physically fight it was more like a screaming match of death. yeah_downer (yeah). hard_decisionB (tell me about the hardest decision you've ever had to make). <deep breath> <sigh> hmm. um. i don't think i've had a singular hard decision. i've had ever had to make. because. my my biggest thing. in life. is don't you know don't regret. don't regret. the the the things you do. just regret the opportunites you've missed and that's like had to come with me. that's like had to i've had to like learn that in the past like two years. like two years ago i totally just could not grasp that concept. mm (mm). and to answer your question. i think thinking about it. the hardest decision i've had to make. is. i'd say. probably. probably to break up with my ex probably. change_directions (what made you decide to do that). um. xxx <sigh> ooh. um <sigh> where do i begin. <sigh>. um. my ex was not a good person just in any way shape or form of the word. um she did some things that i wasn't entirely comfortable with. um just to the the people around her and to me. and. i. <deep breath>. <laughter> you know. they say you're supposed to give forgive people. for making mistakes or doing things. and i just i think there are some things you can't forgive people for. no matter how hard you try. and i think there are some things that once done. that that can't be. undone they just they're they're the way that they are. and i think. i think after what she did. i i like i just xxx. eh. things just fell apart after that it just it it we. mm despite us trying. it just it didn't work out. i mean. i i i don't know i don't really wanna talk about exactly what happened. okay_confirm (okay). memory_erase (tell me about an event or something that you wish you could erase from your memory). oh geez. oh man. erase from my memory or just erase from ever happening. um. huh i don't <sigh> you know that's hard. um. katrina. just the experience of katrina for starters. um <laughter> my <m> my ex. i i guess between those two it's it's kinda hard i'd i'd actually rather lean towards uh katrina. 'cause that was just that that was not. i mean i i guess you don't exactly know about it but um. in two thousand five um. uh this giant storm hit. uh. new orleans louisiana um killed a whole bunch of people. leveled the town. um. and um. i i lost a lot of friends during the storm. um. i mean i'm kind of i'm getting over it. but. it's still. it's it's still there. and i think. uh i i don't know i mean. you can try and look at you can try your best to try and find something positive. in that but there's just there's nothing the only. thing you can do. is <i> is. just think that that was like a freak accident and it'll never happen again. though <laughter> i live in l_a and you know. <laughter> earthquakes. <laughter> they could happen <laughter> and i just think oh i'd rather. rather know that it's coming than not know it's coming. yeah_downer (yeah). ptsd_diagnosed (have you ever been diagnosed with p_t_s_d). yes. depression_diagnosed (have you been diagnosed with depression). <laughter> yeah. when_diagnosed (how long ago were you diagnosed). <sigh> um. mm depression it's reoccurred multiple times. that's no surprise. um first time i was diagnosed was in middle school. um which would've been. <sigh> ten well twelve <twel> ten between ten twelve years ago. i don't know xxx. i don't know whenever i was in the sixth grade that's. it's when i first was told that i was depressed. mhm (mhm). um. as far as p_t_s_d goes. um post katrina. um. and then. you know. uh just. post katrina mostly <laughter> that was the big thing. why_seek_help (what got you to seek help). um. i guess having been diagnosed previously as being depressed and still being in high school. it kinda wasn't i wasn't really seeking help it's kind of i got i kinda got into my high school. and they were like here's help 'cause we know you're gonna need it. um and i was like oh well thanks i didn't really ask for it but okay i'll take it. um. you know. just kinda happened. therapy_going (do you still go to therapy now). no not not anymore. stop_going (why did you stop). um. eh. <sigh>. <laughter> that's a good question um <laughter>. uh geez uh you know i really don't know. i guess it just kinda stopped just kinda was like well i'm not gonna do this anymore. therapy_useful (do you feel like therapy is useful). uh sometimes. sometimes it's a lot of like how are you feeling today. and stuff and. you know. it's kind of well i'm feeling fine right now but. ask me in two hours and who knows. you know. right2 (right). therapist_affect (how has seeing a therapist affected you). um. <sigh>. i guess. it it's helped me understand that some of the things that just happen just happen. and to just get on and move along with your life. um. mm essentially just. mm like carry on you know. things will happen carry on. yeah_downer (yeah). happy_lasttime (tell me about the last time you felt really happy). <sigh>. um. wow <laughter> um. uh i was um. i was hanging out with my girlfriend just. hanging out. good_hear (that's so good to hear). self_change (what are some things you wish you could change about yourself). um. well for starters i mean. you <y> you can't. see when i walked in but i'm walking with a cane right now 'cause i i got hit by a car recently. and uh i'd i'd make my leg better. um. let's see cane's over there. that way but anyway um <sigh>. i don't know. uh make myself less fat. <laughter>. um. i'd make it so i don't feel the incessant need to sleep fourteen hours a day. um 'cause when you sleep like more than ten hours a day it's just it's unproductive you waste too much time. like i have friends who are like oh you know i feel rejuvenated after six hours and i'm like how do you do that. i have to sleep like twelve hours to feel good. like you can sleep six. you know. like in in in crunch time you know you can get away with four i have to get away with. seven. or eight. you know. yeah3 (yeah). like. that that's my crunch time sleep schedule eight hours. it's just. i don't know i oversleep but i like sleeping too. see_mean (i see what you mean). i mean. yeah it's just the oversleeping part i don't like so much. okay_confirm (okay). BF_describe (how would your best friend describe you). um. <sigh>. um. utterly insane in a good way. utterly insane in a good way. wild_laughter3 ((laughter)). um. uh i guess. like they they would also. say like you know. there <the> there are times where i might seem like an asshole and i'm i'm not really an asshole i just. you know. i i just have issues like everybody else. um specifically i have. uh asperger's so that's a form of autism. um that just kinda makes life awesome. they'd also say i'm flamboyant and eccentric. 'cause i totally am. i just. i i don't know. i figure i'm still alive so i should live because i'm still alive. and you know. who knows how long i'm gonna be alive for. so i should you know. live while i'm alive and just. go out and do stuff and not. not sit and be calm. yeah3 (yeah). except when i'm reading. and i like reading. okay_confirm (okay). advice_back (what advice would you give to yourself ten or twenty years ago). <sigh>. um. uh stop fucking up um no uh that's kinda messed up. um. i think. i would've told myself at the time. um. 'cause <ca> 'cause i i i've known. my my evil ex. um i've known her since like i was like six and she was five. i think ten years ago i would've grabbed myself by the shoulders and say you see that girl whatever you do do not date that girl. don't trust her she can't be trusted. um and more importantly. don't. <deep breath> don't let your guard down around her 'cause she'll she'll exploit that. mm (mm). and i mean like physically let your guard down not mentally. um. yeah don't don't date her just don't do it it's not worth it <laughter> it's not worth the trouble it's not worth the pain. it's not worth it. okay_confirm (okay). Ellie17Dec2012_08 (what are you most proud of in your life). <sigh> um the fact that i'm still alive. maybe. yeah. uh i don't know cycling to comic con i was pretty proud of that pretty proud that i managed to do it. um. just. i don't you know i don't really know i don't really use the term pride. i don't really feel pride. i'm just it's it's more of like the fact that i'm still alive i'm proud to be alive <laughter>. yeah3 (yeah). i don't know if that makes me humble or just insane. who knows. asked_everything (okay i think i have asked everything i need to). appreciate_open (thanks for sharing your thoughts with me). bye (goodbye). do i press the button now. oh bye. yeah3 (yeah). okay.
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