Bech 2001 MDI
Bech 2001 MDI: 12 caller-assigned integers 0-5 (at no time to all the time, last 2 weeks) covering 10 ICD-10/DSM-IV depression symptoms. Psychomotor (restless vs subdued) and appetite (reduced vs increased) each add the max of the pair, not the sum. Total 0-50. This paper's optimal total-score cutoff is 26. magent does not interview, apply Olsen 2003 HAM-D mapped bands, DSM-IV/ICD-10 algorithms, PHQ-9, QIDS, or Hamilton depression. Not a diagnosis.
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Endpoint
POST https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/mdi
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | api.magentlab.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 0 from 0 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
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Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"items": [
{
"concentration": 0,
"guilt": 0,
"increased_appetite": 0,
"lack_of_energy": 0,
"life_not_worth_living": 0,
"lost_interest": 0,
"low_self_confidence": 0,
"low_spirits": 0,
"reduced_appetite": 0,
"restless": 0,
"sleep": 0,
"subdued": 0
},
{
"concentration": 0,
"guilt": 0,
"increased_appetite": 0,
"lack_of_energy": 0,
"life_not_worth_living": 0,
"lost_interest": 0,
"low_self_confidence": 0,
"low_spirits": 0,
"reduced_appetite": 0,
"restless": 0,
"sleep": 0,
"subdued": 0
}
]
},
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
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"concentration": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 7 (integer 0-5): difficulty concentrating, for example when reading the newspaper or watching television. Adds as published. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"guilt": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 5 (integer 0-5): bad conscience or feelings of guilt. Adds as published. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"increased_appetite": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 10b (integer 0-5): increased appetite. The appetite item is the maximum of reduced_appetite and increased_appetite, not the sum. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"lack_of_energy": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 3 (integer 0-5): lacking in energy and strength. Adds as published. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"life_not_worth_living": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 6 (integer 0-5): felt that life was not worth living. Adds as published. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"lost_interest": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 2 (integer 0-5): lost interest in daily activities. Adds as published. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"low_self_confidence": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 4 (integer 0-5): felt less self-confident. Adds as published. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"low_spirits": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 1 (integer 0-5): felt low in spirits or sad over the last 2 weeks (0 at no time, 1 some of the time, 2 slightly less than half of the time, 3 slightly more than half of the time, 4 most of the time, 5 all the time). Adds as published. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"reduced_appetite": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 10a (integer 0-5): reduced appetite. The appetite item is the maximum of reduced_appetite and increased_appetite, not the sum. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"restless": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 8a (integer 0-5): felt very restless. The psychomotor item is the maximum of restless and subdued, not the sum. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"sleep": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 9 (integer 0-5): trouble sleeping at night. Adds as published. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
},
"subdued": {
"description": "Caller-assigned Bech 2001 MDI item 8b (integer 0-5): felt subdued or slowed down. The psychomotor item is the maximum of restless and subdued, not the sum. magent does not interpret the item.",
"type": "integer"
}
},
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"lack_of_energy",
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"guilt",
"life_not_worth_living",
"concentration",
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"subdued",
"sleep",
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