Sensitivity of the six-item Hamilton depression rating scale

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 379-384

  O'Sullivan, R L ^a   Fava, M ^a   Agustin, C ^a   Baer, L ^a   Rosenbaum, J F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atypical depression; depression; sensitivity; six item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSESSION; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 0031010061     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09649.x     Document Type: Article

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