The sensitivity of the Depression Adjective Check Lists (DACL Form E) to change in depressive mood in a psychiatric population (N = 519) over a 12-mo. period was demonstrated. In accord with expectation, significant improvement on the total, the positive, and the negative scores, was found from application to the Center to 3-mo. reinterview and from application to 12-mo. reinterview, but not from 3 mo. to 12 mo.
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