Standardized rater training for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) in psychiatric novices

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-69

  Müller, Matthias J ^a   Dragicevic, Aleksandra ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Observer variation; Psychiatric status rating scales; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVICE; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHING; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0141671831     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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