| Literature DB >> 3397905 |
W Maier1, I Heuser, M Philipp, U Frommberger, W Demuth.
Abstract
The Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and the Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale (BRMS) were compared with respect to content, concurrent and external validity in sample of 130 patients with a major depressive episode. The three scales did equally well in concurrent and external validity. The HAMD showed some deficiencies in content validity. The consequences for depression severity assessment are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3397905 DOI: 10.1016/0022-3956(88)90023-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Psychiatr Res ISSN: 0022-3956 Impact factor: 4.791