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Name:: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) - work activities difficulty indicator
Steward:: NINDS
Definition:: Score for the participant/subject's difficulty, if any, with work and activities, as part of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS)
Registration Status:: Qualified

Value	Code Name	Code Description
0	No difficulty	No difficulty
1	Thoughts and feelings of incapacity, fatigue or weakness related to activities, work or hobbies	Thoughts and feelings of incapacity, fatigue or weakness related to activities, work or hobbies
2	Loss of interest in activity, hobbies, or work - either directly reported by the patient or indirect in listlessness, indecision and vacillation (feels he/she has to push self to work or activities)	Loss of interest in activity, hobbies, or work - either directly reported by the patient or indirect in listlessness, indecision and vacillation (feels he/she has to push self to work or activities)
3	Decrease in actual time spent in activities or decrease in productivity. Rate 3 if the patient does not spend at least three hours a day in activities (job or hobbies) excluding routine chores	Decrease in actual time spent in activities or decrease in productivity. Rate 3 if the patient does not spend at least three hours a day in activities (job or hobbies) excluding routine chores
4	Stopped working because of present illness. Rate 4 if patient engages in no activities except routine chores, or if patient fails to perform routine chores unassisted.	Stopped working because of present illness. Rate 4 if patient engages in no activities except routine chores, or if patient fails to perform routine chores unassisted.