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Table 1 SDS Melancholia items and their Beta weights (Standardised) as predictors of SDS total score

From: The role of Melancholia in prostate cancer patients' depression

SDS item

Beta weight

20. I still enjoy doing the things I used to

.262

17. I feel I am useful and needed

.220

15. I am more irritable than usual

.197

18. My life is pretty full

.178

5. I eat as much as I used to

.161

13. I am restless and can't keep still

.152

6. I still enjoy sex

.145

2. Morning is when I feel best

.144

19. I feel others would be better off if I were dead

.091

9. My heart beats faster than usual

.087

7. I notice that I am losing weight

.078