Rating depression over brief time intervals with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale: Standard vs. abbreviated scales
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Rating depression over brief time intervals with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale: standard vs. abbreviated scales.
Although antidepressant trials typically use weekly ratings to examine changes in symptoms over six to 12 weeks, antidepressant treatments may improve symptoms more quickly. Thus, rating scales must be adapted to capture changes over shorter intervals. We examined the use of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) to evaluate more rapid changes. Data were examined from 58 patients w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Psychiatric Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-3956
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.12.015