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Appendices
APPENDIX X: Table X-1: Frequency Distribution and Percentages of Adolescents' COAD
Table X-1
Units at Least Once in each Category and Subcategory
Frequency Distribution and Percentages of Adolescents Generating a COAD unit At Least Once
in Each Category and Subcategory, N = 332
Category
Subcategory
n
1. Depressed Mood 287 86.4%
Sadness 209 63.0%
Irritability 120 36.1%
Moody 27 8.1%
Somatic Symptoms 1 .3%
Inner Pain 38 11.4%
Depressed Appearance 58 17.5%
Depressed Cognitions 137 41.3%
Hopelessness 50 15.1%
Unmotivated 48 14.5%
Bored/Indifferent 14 4.2%
Pessimism 25 7.5%
2. Loss of Interest or Pleasure 10 3.0%
3. Appetite/Weight/Sleep Changes 30 9.0%
4. Fatigue or Loss of Energy 37 11.1%
5. Low Self-Worth/Guilt 87 26.2%
6. Indecisiveness/Impaired Concentration and
Attention
50 15.1%
7. Feel Trapped 19 5.7%
8. Suicidal 69 20.8%
9. Social Impairment 228 68.7%
Behavioral Disconnection 140 42.2%
Perceived Disconnection 71 21.4%
Lonely 117 35.2%
Aggression/Bullied 27 8.1%
10. Functional Impairment/Distress 44 13.3%
11. Retardation/Agitation 44 13.3%
Quiet 41 12.3%
12. Anxiety Symptoms 65 19.6%
Fear 30 9.0%
Anxious/Stressed 43 13.0%
13. Substance Use 20 6.0%
14. Contextual/Causal 73 22.0%
15. Biological 8 2.4%
16. Masking/Stigma 24 7.2%
17. Escaping Reality 10 3.0%
Note. Subcategory percentages do not add up to their respective Category as participants could provide unit
definitions of adolescent depression in more than one subcategory.
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