Not at all, 2. Just a little, 3. Pretty much, 4. Very much.” Like the DISC, multiple items addressing different aspects of compound symptoms were combined by taking the highest score of the combined items. Consistent with DSM-IV, 9 of 24 CAPS items that define MDD symptoms refer to changes in functioning (“more/less than usual”) during the last year, as do 3 of 11 items defining GAD symptoms.Items were randomized within the CAPS and administered in two counterbalanced orders to control order effects. For the 9% of youth who had taken psychoactive medication during the last year, the respondent was asked to rate the youth when not taking medication.
