The sufficiency of the HAM-D6 as an outcome instrument in the acute therapy of antidepressants in the outpatient setting

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-150

  Bobes, J ^a   Bulbena, A ^b   Luque, A ^c   Dal Re, R ^d   Ballesteros, J ^e   Ibarra, N ^e   Bech, P ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Spain)

^e Instituto de Investigaciones Psiquiatricas   (Spain)

^f FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute treatment; Depression; Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 6 (HAM D6); Outcomes; Outpatients; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248578138     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500600971646     Document Type: Article

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