Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis of an Adult: a Case Report

“…Multifactorial factors like genetic predisposition, delay in maturation, sleep disorders, psychological factors, instability of detrusor muscle, reduced functional capacity of bladder, stress, irregularity of osmoregulatory hormones are effective in etiology of enuresis [10][11][12][13]. Psychiatric problems are found to increase in secondary nocturnal enuresis and usually occur after the symptoms [14].…”

Parasomnia and Dissociative Disorders

“…The Turkish version of the HDRS has sufficient internal consistency; split-half, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability; structural and similar scales validity; and was shown to be valid and reliable in the assessment of clinical depression. The test-retest coefficient was calculated at close to 0.85 [15]. …”

“…The score ranging from 0 to 13 represent "minimal" depression; total score ranging from 14 to 19 represent "mild" depression while total scores from 20-28 are"moderate" and total scores from 29-63 are "severe". The Turkish version of the BDI has sufficient reliability and validity studied by Hisli [15,16].…”

Cognitive Functioning in Euthymic Bipolar Patients on Monotherapy with Novel Antipsychotics or Mood Stabilizers

“…The euthymic state was defined as low scores (<10) on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) (14) and (<7) on the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) (15).…”

“…The HAMD, YMRS, and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) were used to assess mood severity and other clinical symptoms (14,15,16). Unified Parkinson' s disease Rating Scale-Motor Examination (UPDRS-ME) was also conducted to assess slowing due to Parkinsonism, which might also influence cognitive functions (17).…”