Hamilton depression rating scale and montgomery–asberg depression rating scale in depressed and bipolar I patients: psychometric properties in a Brazilian sample

Carneiro, Adriana Munhoz; Fernandes, Fernando; Moreno, Ricardo Alberto

doi:10.1186/s12955-015-0235-3

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“…The cut-off points for different levels of depression were as follows: 0 to 6 = not depressed; 7 to 17 = mildly depressed; 18 to 24 = moderately depressed; and 25 to 64 = severely depressed (20). Carnerio, Fernandes, and Moreno, reported adequate reliability (a = 0.83) and validity for this scale (21). In Iran, Mokhber, Azar Pajooh, and Asgharipour (22) reported the reliability of this scale via correlation with BDI as 0.90 and high validity.…”

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Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Worry, Anxiety, and Depression in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized, Single-Blind Pharmacotherapy and Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial

Movahed

Goradel

Pouresmali

et al. 2018

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Background: Due to low adherence to treatment and side effects of pharmacotherapy, using new brain stimulation, such as transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with anxiety disorders are available. Objectives: The present research was performed to evaluate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation and compare tDCS with pharmacotherapy on reduction of worry, depression, and anxiety in a group of Iranian patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental research. A total of 18 patients (46% females and 64% males) with GAD were randomly assigned either to tDCS, pharmacotherapy or sham conditions. Stimulation was delivered over the contralateral deltoid at 2 m/A during 20 minutes in 10 sessions of 4 weeks. Symptoms were assessed by a 7-item GAD scale, HARS, HDRS, and PSWQ in pre-test, post-test and follow up assessment (2 months later). Analysis of variance with repeated measure was used to analyze the data. Results:The results showed that both tDCS and pharmacotherapy were effective in reducing worry symptoms, also the pharmacotherapy group compared with the tDCS group and sham condition was more effective in treating of worry. Anxiety symptoms were reduced by both tDCS and pharmacotherapy and the difference between the 2 methods was not significant. Finally, the effectiveness of tDCS therapy on reducing depressive symptoms was more significant than pharmacotherapy. Conclusions:The tDCS is a promising treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, especially in depressive and worry symptoms.

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Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Worry, Anxiety, and Depression in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized, Single-Blind Pharmacotherapy and Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial

Movahed

Goradel

Pouresmali

et al. 2018

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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“…Carneiro et al [107] showed that only 4 items of the unstructured HAM-D 17 (i.e., insomnia late, general somatic symptoms, hypochondriasis, and insight) sensitively discriminated depressed patients from bipolar I patients.…”

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The Hamilton Rating Scales for Depression: A Critical Review of Clinimetric Properties of Different Versions

Carrozzino

Patierno

Fava

et al. 2020

Psychother Psychosom

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The format of the original Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) was unstructured: only general instructions were provided for rating individual items. Over the years, a number of modified versions of the HAM-D have been proposed. They differ not only in the number of items, but also in modalities of administration. Structured versions, including item definitions, anchor points and semi-structured or structured interview questions, were developed. This comprehensive review was conducted to examine the clinimetric properties of the different versions of the HAM-D. The aim was to identify the HAM-D versions that best display the clinimetric properties of reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change. The search was conducted on MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed, and yielded a total of 35,473 citations, but only the most representative studies were in-cluded. The structured versions of the HAM-D were found to display the highest inter-rater and test-retest reliability. The Clinical Interview for Depression and the 6-item HAM-D showed the highest sensitivity in differentiating active treatment from placebo. The findings indicate that the HAM-D is a valid and sensitive clinimetric index, which should not be discarded in view of obsolete and not clinically relevant psychometric criteria. The HAM-D, however, requires an informed use: unstructured forms should be avoided and the type of HAM-D version that is selected should be specified in the registration of the study protocol and in the methods of the trial. scale exceeds 21,000 on Scopus. Hamilton himself recommended, however, to use only the first 17 items of the HAM-D 21 since the last 4 symptoms (i.e., diurnal variation, depersonalization/derealization, paranoid and obsessional/compulsive symptoms) were either not considered part of the disease, or they were relatively uncommon, or they were not considered features related to depression severity [2,3]. Over the years, a number of modifications of the scale have been proposed and several versions of the HAM-D have been developed and come into use [4,5].

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“…Another tool included the Beck Depression Inventory that uses a patient self-reporting tool of depressive symptoms [14]. These tools demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity and therefore are the best validated scales used for assessing the degree of severity of depressive symptoms [14, 16, 17]. …”

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The Effectiveness of Aromatherapy for Depressive Symptoms: A Systematic Review

Sánchez-Vidaña

Ngai

et al. 2017

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Background. Depression is one of the greatest health concerns affecting 350 million people globally. Aromatherapy is a popular CAM intervention chosen by people with depression. Due to the growing popularity of aromatherapy for alleviating depressive symptoms, in-depth evaluation of the evidence-based clinical efficacy of aromatherapy is urgently needed. Purpose. This systematic review aims to provide an analysis of the clinical evidence on the efficacy of aromatherapy for depressive symptoms on any type of patients. Methods. A systematic database search was carried out using predefined search terms in 5 databases: AMED, CINHAL, CCRCT, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO. Outcome measures included scales measuring depressive symptoms levels. Results. Twelve randomized controlled trials were included and two administration methods for the aromatherapy intervention including inhaled aromatherapy (5 studies) and massage aromatherapy (7 studies) were identified. Seven studies showed improvement in depressive symptoms. Limitations. The quality of half of the studies included is low, and the administration protocols among the studies varied considerably. Different assessment tools were also employed among the studies. Conclusions. Aromatherapy showed potential to be used as an effective therapeutic option for the relief of depressive symptoms in a wide variety of subjects. Particularly, aromatherapy massage showed to have more beneficial effects than inhalation aromatherapy.

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Hamilton depression rating scale and montgomery–asberg depression rating scale in depressed and bipolar I patients: psychometric properties in a Brazilian sample

Cited by 63 publications

References 32 publications

Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Worry, Anxiety, and Depression in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized, Single-Blind Pharmacotherapy and Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial

Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Worry, Anxiety, and Depression in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized, Single-Blind Pharmacotherapy and Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial

The Hamilton Rating Scales for Depression: A Critical Review of Clinimetric Properties of Different Versions

The Effectiveness of Aromatherapy for Depressive Symptoms: A Systematic Review

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