Form: Male Depression Risk Scale, MDRS-22

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I bottled up my negative feelings.
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I covered up my difficulties.
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I drank more alcohol than usual.
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I drove dangerously or aggressively.
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I had more heartburn than usual.
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I had regular headaches.
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I had stomach pains.
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I had to work things out by myself.
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I had unexplained aches and pains.
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I needed alcohol to help me unwind.
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I needed to have easy access to alcohol.
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l overreacted to situations with aggressive behaviour.
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I sought out drugs.
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I stopped caring about the consequences of my actions.
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I stopped feeling so bad while drinking.
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I took unnecessary risks.
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I tried to ignore feeling down.
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I used drugs to cope.
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I verbally lashed out at others without being provoked.
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I was verbally aggressive to others.
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It was difficult to manage my anger.
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Using drugs provided temporary relief.

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