The hamilton rating scale for depression, abbreviated hdrs, hrsd or ham d, measures depression in individuals before, during and after treatment. Secondarily, it aims to compare responses of bipolar i and unipolar patients. Specifically, we investigated item characteristics, reliability, and factorial validity including factorial invariance for gender and age. Hamilton rating scale for depression an overview sciencedirect. This study investigated the reliability and validity of one of the most frequently used measures of depression. Reliability and validity of a structured interview guide for the hamilton anxiety rating scale sigh. The relationship between anxiety and antiparkinsonian medications is still a matter of debate. To determine the convergent validity, pearsons correlation coefficient was used to establish the relationship between the phq9 and the hamd.
The hamilton depression rating scale hamd and the montgomeryasberg depression scale madrs are used worldwide and considered standard scales for evaluating depressive symptoms. Pdf reliability and validity of the hamilton depression inventory. Many studies have questioned the validity of the hamd and its efficacy. Hamilton depression rating scale hdrs please complete the scale based on a structured interview instructions. The severity of ocd symptoms was assessed with the ybocs, which is a reliable and valid instrument widely used in clinical trials for ocd. Reliability and factor structure of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in a polytrauma clinic. The hrsd has demonstrated reliability, validity, and efficiency in older adults. Reliability and validity, including comparisons to axis v gaf, honos, and the bprs. Development of a rating scale for primary depressive illness. Validity of psychiatric rating scales such as the hamilton depression scale. Internal consistency of the phq9 has been shown to be high.
The scale has 11 items and is based on the patients subjective report of his or her clinical condition over the previous 48 hours. Overall, the data support the reliability and validity of the hdi as a selfreport measure. The hamilton anxiety rating scale has been considered a valuable scale for many years, but the everchanging definition of anxiety, new technology, and new research has had an effect on the scales perceived usefulness. A selfreport, paperandpencil version of the hamilton depression rating scale, the hamilton depression inventory, was developed and tested with 140 depressed adults, 99 adults with anxiety disorders, and 118 nonreferred adults. The results of this study demonstrate that the hamd is a reliable instrument for assessing depression in patients with terminal cancer. Pdf validity and reliability of the hamilton depression rating. The severity of ocd symptoms was assessed with the ybocs, which is a reliable and valid instrument widely used in clinical. Reliability and validity of the hamilton depression inventory.
Hamilton, 1967 is a 17item instrument that was designed to measure frequency and intensity of depressive symptoms in individuals with major depressive disorder. Within this context, the present study aims to explore the psychometric properties validity and reliability of the hamd17 and the madrs. Kobak university of wisconsinmadison a selfreport, paperandpencil version of the hamilton depression rating scale hdrs. Hamd21 hamd5 hamd5 presents appropriate validity and reliability estimates. Reliability and validity of the thai version of the florida. We were unable to find any study examining the reliability of the ham d 31 in our search of the ham d literature.
Reliability and validity of a structured interview guide. However, if a measurement is valid, it is usually also reliable. A limitation of the ham d 31 is its lack of a standardized interview to guide ratings, which may adversely affect its reliability. The scale is still widely used to measure the effectiveness of antidepressant medication. As the interviewerrated hamd17 is the most widely used and accepted measure for evaluating the severity of depression 8, we determined the concurrent validity of the hamd 17 with icd10 criteria for depressive. Reliability and validity of a structured interview guide for the hamilton anxiety rating scale sigha article in depression and anxiety 4. Internal reliability evaluates how consistent the results are bagby et al. Williams argued in favor of using structured interview guides to boost item and total scale reliability and developed the structured interview guide for the hamilton depression rating scale.
Hamd21 hamd5 hamd5 presents appropriate validity and reliability. The hamd is a 17 to 29item clinicianadministered test that focuses on the cognitive and affective aspects of depression. The beck depression inventory bdi is a commonly used instrument for quantifying levels of depression. Dec 31, 2016 the urdu version of the hamd hamdu shows good internal consistency cronbach alpha 0. Reliability and validity the psychometric prop erties of the hamd have been examined in a wide array of studies since its creation by hamilton in 1960 3. Reliability and validity of a structured interview guide for. Hamilton rating scale for anxiety hama occupational.
The hamd has well established reliability and validity in a variety of populations. Although the hamd is often used in studies of cancer patients, there are no published studies specifically evaluating the reliability and validity of. A paperandpencil version of the hamilton depression rating scale clinical interview william m. The scale is administered by a health care professionals and contains 21 items, but is scored based on the first 17 items, which are measured either on 5point or 3point scales. Read development and reliability of the hamdmadrs interview.
This is the first study we know of to investigate the reliability of a structured interview of either the madrs or of the hamd31. Nov 29, 2006 read development and reliability of the hamdmadrs interview. Young mania rating scale ymrs p a tient educa tion tools overview the young mania rating scale ymrs is one of the most frequently utilized rating scales to assess manic symptoms. The results of this study duplicate past research of a college sample which supported the reliability and validity of the bdiii. Results we excluded from the study 76 of the 1,000 respondents who participated in the study and 21 of the 300 respondents who were further assessed by the mini and the hamd due to incomplete data. The current study examined the reliability and validity of the shaps using a the 17item hamilton rating scale for depression hrsd17. The american thoracic society improves global health by advancing research, patient care, and public health in pulmonary disease, critical illness, and sleep disorders. Be sure to record the answers in the appropriate spaces positions 0. Depression at the end of life is a common mental health issue with serious implications for quality of life and decision making. The hmi provides an easily administered, reliable method of rating depression severity which may improve consistency and validity of study findings. Pdf reliability and validity of the hamilton depression. This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the thai version of the foci focit, which is a brief selfreport questionnaire to assess the symptoms and severity of obsessivecompulsive disorder ocd. Reliability and validity of the hospital anxiety and depression scale and the beck depression inventory full and fastscreen scales in detecting depression in persons with hepatitis c. Preliminary psychometric evaluation of the hamilton.
Fortyseven ocd patients completed the focit, the patient health questionnaire phq9, and the pictorial thai quality of life ptql. Reliability and validity of a modified phq9 item inventory phq12 as a screening instrument for assessing depression in asian indians cures 65 s poongothai, r pradeepa, a ganesan, v mohan abstract objectives. The scale for the bdi was originally created by patients descriptions of their symptoms mood, pessimism, sense of failure, selfdissatisfaction, guilt, suicidal ideas, crying, irritability, social withdrawal, insomnia, fatigue, appetite, weight loss, selfaccusation. The hamilton anxiety rating scale hama, sometimes termed hars 1, dating back to 1959, is one of the first rating scales to measure the severity of perceived anxiety symptoms. They concluded that the validity of the bdiii was supported by favorable results with selfreport measures of depression and anxiety par. Criteria validity was established by conducting 580 structured interviews by a mental health professional.
Reliability and factor structure of the hospital anxiety. As the interviewerrated hamd17 is the most widely used and accepted measure for evaluating the severity of depression 8, we determined the concurrent validity of the hamd17 with icd10 criteria for depressive disorder in. A paperandpencil version of the hamilton depression rating scale clinical interview. The hamilton depression scales internal reliability is. Clinical outcomes were assessed with the ybocs, hamilton rating scale for depression ham d, and hamilton rating scale for anxiety ham a by the same psychiatrists at baseline, 1 week, and 1, 3, and 6 months after mrgfus. Hamilton depression rating scale hamd17 against icd. Validity and reliability of the hamilton depression rating. Is the geriatric depression scale a reliable screening tool for depressive symptoms in elderly patients with cognitive impairment. Pdf validity and reliability of the hamilton depression. Reliability and validity of the thai version of the. Reliability and validity of the thai version of the who. Although the hamd is often used in studies of cancer patients, there are no published studies specifically evaluating the reliability and validity of the hamd in cancer patients at the end of life. Gonzalezpinto a1, mosquera f, reed c, novick d, barbeito s, vega p, bertsch j, alberich s, haro jm.
This is the first study we know of to investigate the reliability of a structured interview of either the madrs or of the ham d 31. Reliability and factor structure of the hospital anxiety and. The hamd is a well accepted research tool for measuring the severity of depression and response to treatment. The hamilton depression rating scale has been the gold standard for the assessment of depression for more than 40 years. University of pittsburgh school of medicine, pittsburgh, pennsylvania. An integrated depression symptom rating scale, psychiatry research on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
Hamd and depression status data were extracted from four separate studies for this psychometric assessment. Eric ej826389 measuring depression at the end of life. Loureiro abstract the reliability and validity of a. Development and reliability of the hamdmadrs interview. Jun, 2001 reliability and validity of a structured interview guide for the hamilton anxiety rating scale sigh. The pearsons correlation coefficient between the phq9 and the hamd was 0.
The hamilton rating scale for depression ham d is one the most popular measurement instruments in clinical psychology to assess. Reliability and validity of the tool have indicated it has sound psychometric properties. Hamilton depression rating scale and montgomeryasberg. Moreover, the gridhamd content is virtually unchanged from the original. However, its potential to detect pcmds in culturally diverse low and lowermiddle income countries lalmics is unclear. The current investigation examined the reliability and validity of this new measure in comparison to the standard clinicianadministered form of the hdrs in a sample of depressed, anxious, and nonpsychiatric control adults. However, please remember that they depend on the skills of the clinicians administering them and the accuracy of the information provided by the patients. The edinburgh postnatal depression scale epds, originally developed in britain, is one of the most widely used screening instruments for assessing symptoms of the perinatal common mental disorders pcmds of depression and anxiety. Reliability vs validity in research differences, types. Reliability and validity of the thai version of the phq9. Validity and reliability of the hamilton depression rating scale 5 items for manic and mixed bipolar disorders. This effort increased the mean retest reliability across individual items to 0. Threats to internal validity compromise our confidence in saying that a relationship exists between the independent and dependent variables. Reliability and validity of the edinburgh postnatal.
Grid hamd grid hamilton depression rating scale sighd structured interview guide for the hamilton depression rating scale. Discriminant validity was higher for hamd5 than hamd21. Max hamilton originally published the scale in 1960 and revised it in 1966, 1967, 1969, and 1980. Reliability and validity of the geriatric depression scale in depression in parkinsons disease. Content validity documentation measurement properties references and websites. It is comparable to hamd21 and focuses more specifically on depressive symptoms. The hamilton rating scale for depression often abbreviated to hrsd, hdrs or hamd was written in the late 1950s by max hamilton, a psychiatrist at leeds unive. Beck depression inventory bdi statistics solutions. Depression at the end of life is a common mental health issue with serious implications for quality of life and end of life decision making. The focus of this study was to establish reliability and validity evidence for the hdi and.
The hamd is an observerrated scale that evaluates core symptoms of. Issues of research reliability and validity need to be addressed in methodology chapter in a concise manner. Urdu translation of the hamilton rating scale for depression. The hamilton rating scale for depression hamilton, 1960. Overall, data support the reliability and validity of the new measure. The thai version of the phq9 shows satisfactory internal consistency and moderate convergent validity as compared with the hamd.
It is still in use today, being considered one of the most widely used rating scales, and has been translated into cantonese. This range of values is plausible for three reasons. The hamilton rating scale for depression hamd is one the most popular measurement instruments in clinical psychology to assess. The hamilton rating scale for depression, abbreviated hdrs, hrsd or hamd, measures depression in individuals before, during and after treatment. Reliability and validity of a portuguese version of the.
Validation and standardization of the generalized anxiety. Therefore, we aimed to investigate reliability and validity of the gad7 in a large and representative sample from the general population and to provide normative data for the gad7. Clinical outcomes were assessed with the ybocs, hamilton rating scale for depression hamd, and hamilton rating scale for anxiety hama by the same psychiatrists at baseline, 1 week, and 1, 3, and 6 months after mrgfus. The hamilton rating scale for depression hrsd, also called the hamilton depression rating scale hdrs, abbreviated hamd, is a multiple item questionnaire used to provide an indication of depression, and as a guide to evaluate recovery. However, there are no published reports of reliability and validity of the hamd in a methamphetamineusing population. Young mania rating scale ymrs university of florida. A study involving two different patient populations produced cronbach alphas of. Reliability refers to how consistently a method measures something.
In simple terms, if your research is associated with high levels of. Validity and reliability of the hamilton depression rating scale 5. As a result, there have been changes, and challenges, to the original version of the scale over time. Hamilton rating scale for depression occupational medicine. Reliability and validity of hamilton rating scale for. Reliability coefficients for seven ham d 31 atypical symptoms ranged from 0. Is the hamilton depression rating scale a valid instrument. Psychometric properties of the hamd are reliability, item response, and validity bagby et al. An integrated depression symptom rating scale, psychiatry research on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available. Hmi was highly correlated with the global clinical impressions scale.
Reliability and validity of the hamilton depression. Reliability and validity are closely related, but they mean different things. The hamilton rating scale for depression hrsd, also called the hamilton depression rating scale hdrs, abbreviated ham d, is a multiple item questionnaire used to provide an indication of depression, and as a guide to evaluate recovery. To determine the convergent validity of the phq9, the total score of phq9 was correlated with the hamd. Reliability and validity of the hospital anxiety and depression scale and the beck. Eric ej523912 reliability and validity of the hamilton.
Ratings are made using either a five or a threepoint scale, yielding total scores from zero to 61. The initial association between gad and these clinical variables may have occurred because hama strongly correlates with hamd, which has been pointed out by some authors as a low discriminant validity of the hama 27. Reliability and validity of a modified phq9 item inventory. These scales have demonstrated high levels of accuracy and validity and the results can give important clues to possible mental disorders that warrant follow up. Characteristics of studies examining the psychometric properties of the hamilton depression rating scalea continued % of.
In the case of the hamd and the madrs, such reliability is particularly important for ensuring efficacy of clinical drug trials. Hamd5 showed appropriate convergent validity, discriminant validity, internal consistency, and testretest reliability. Evaluate the interrater reliability and validity of the kennedy axis v k axis and, in the process, compare the k axis to some of psychiatrys top assessment tools. This paper aims to investigate the psychometric proprieties reliability and validity of these scales in a brazilian sample, and to compare responses in bipolar and unipolar patients. We found only one study, a factor analysis, investigating the psychometric properties of the ham d. To evaluate the validity and reliability of the modified patient health questionnairephq 12 item.
This study investigated the reliability and validity of one of the most frequently used measures of depression, the hamilton depression rating scale hamd in 422 patients with terminal cancer admitted to a palliative care hospital. Reliability, internal consistency of total 17 items are to be seen, and also after dropping. A comparison of the hamdu with a validated urdu version of the beck depression inventoryurdu bdiu shows that it has good concurrent validity. The hamilton rating scale for depression often abbreviated to hrsd, hdrs or ham d was written in the late 1950s by max hamilton, a psychiatrist at leeds university and originally designed to evaluate the performance of the first group of antidepressants.
Outcome measure hamilton rating scale for depression hamd. Generalized anxiety disorder and the hamilton anxiety. Hamilton rating scale for depression hamd moving ahead cre. Reliability refers to the extent to which the same answers can be obtained using the same instruments more than one time.
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