Mental health

SIG E CAPS

Sleep, Interest, Guilt, Energy, Concentration, Appetite, Psychomotor, Suicidality

A memory aid for the domains covered when depressive symptoms are described. It is a checklist of what gets asked about, not a diagnostic instrument.

A memory aid for terminology, not a screening tool and not a diagnosis. Diagnosis is a clinician’s judgment against published criteria.

What each letter stands for

  1. 1 Sleep changes.
  2. 2 Interest — loss of interest or pleasure.
  3. 3 Guilt or worthlessness.
  4. 4 Energy — fatigue or loss of energy.
  5. 5 Concentration.
  6. 6 Appetite or weight change.
  7. 7 Psychomotor agitation or slowing.
  8. 8 Suicidality.

How it gets tested

Appears in mental-health content as a recall item.

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