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12601223

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
A large number of rating scales has been developed to assess depression severity and change during antidepressant therapy. When reviewing the literature, the choice of the rating scales used in a particular study often seems arbitrary. The most frequently used observer rating scales, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and the most frequently used self-rating scale (the Beck Depression Inventory, or BDI) were developed more than 20 years ago. Their historical background is too often forgotten and they are reflections of their origin: the HDRS and the MADRS reflect antidepressant activity while the BDI reflects psychotherapy. Moreover, the HDRS is at risk of putting 'all depressions in one basket', while the MADRS is at risk of putting 'all antidepressants in one basket'. Therefore, the question whether a particular antidepressant could be more effective in a particular subtype of depression cannot be answered. Observer rating scales are more frequently used than self-rating scales, and when scales are used that do exist in an observer rating and a self-rating version, interesting differences are found. The present paper does not suggest that one scale is better than another, but suggests that a better knowledge of their differential background can help the researcher choose the correct scale for his purposes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-3190
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Getting what you ask for: on the selectivity of depression rating scales.
pubmed:affiliation
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Department of Psychiatry, Leuven, Belgium. koen.demyttenaere@med.kuleuven.ac.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review