Methodological aspects in the assessment of severity of depression by the Hamilton Depression Scale

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 251, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages 13-20

  Moller H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antidepressant drug trials; Depression rating scales; Efficacy criteria; Severity of depression

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUVOXAMINE; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; OBSERVATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0035663076     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03035121     Document Type: Article

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