The life events inventory: A measure of the relative severity of psycho-social stressors

Differential experiences during the holocaust and suicidal ideation in older adults in treatment for depression

“…The Modified Life Events Scale (LEI-m: modified from Cochrane & Robertson, 1973) and family and individual social work interviews were used to ascertain Holocaust survivor status and the specific Holocaust experiences (Clarke et al, 2004). Holocaust survivors herein refer to Jewish individuals who lived in Europe under the Nazi occupation during World War II and were in concentration or work camps, in ghettos, were hiding or with the resistance forces during the war.…”

Predictors of fatigue following the onset of infectious mononucleosis

“…The former system is used to generate a case definition (>3), the latter is used to generate a continuous fatigue score (0-33). Psychological distress was assessed on the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Goldberg & Williams, 1988) ; functional status on the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (Marks, 1986) and the Short Form-36 (SF-36) (Garratt et al 1993) ; social support on the Significant Others Scale (Power et al 1988) ; life events on the Life Events Inventory (Cochrane & Robertson, 1973) ; and sufferers' understanding and expectations of current illness on the Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (Weinman et al 1996). Additional questions were asked on their childhood experience of chronic illness, their current symptoms and expectations of recovery and on any illness advice they were given by health professionals.…”

Depression in holocaust survivors: profile and treatment outcome in a geriatric day hospital program

“…Psychiatric diagnosis was based on the current DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association) at the time of admission. The assessment involves clinical interviews with the various team members and includes the utilization of the following instruments: the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) (Hamilton, 1960), the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (Yesavage et al, 1983), a modi®ed version of the Life Events Inventory (LEI-m) (Cochrane and Robertson, 1973), the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) (Folstein et al, 1975) and the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (MDRS) (Mattis, 1976). The HDRS and the GDS are used by the treatment team to measure the severity of depressive symptoms, both at admission and at discharge.…”