POMS measures levels of depression, anger, hostility, fatigue, and confusion, while DASS gauges
other negative mood states as well, including hopelessness, lack of interest, anhedonia (lack of pleasure), agitation, irritability, and impatience with other people.
Third, the patient should display
negative changes in
mood and cognition, such as the inability to remember details of the event, a depressed
state of mind, feelings of detachment from
others, and exaggerated
negative views of the world.