Inter-rater reliability of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale as a diagnostic and outcome measure of depression in primary care

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 204-213

  Morriss, Richard ^a   Leese, Morven ^b   Chatwin, Judy ^c   Baldwin, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Primary care; Psychometrics; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 54149084557     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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