Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD)
Name of questionnaire | Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) |
Type of questionnaire-description,age | Assesses depression severity |
Number of items | 17 (standard) or 21 (original) |
Number of domains & categories | Not applicable |
Name of categories/domains | Not applicable |
Scaling of items | 0-4 or 0-2 (depending on question) |
Scoring available: with permission or free | Free |
Scoring Test-retest reliability | Yes |
Scoring Internal consistency | Yes |
Validity | Yes, convergent validity and discriminant validity are adequate |
Language | English |
Translations in other languages (if yes, then list the languages) | Dutch, German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Turkish |
Developer name | M Hamilton, MD |
Developer contact information | Deceased |
Availability of questionnaire: needs permission from developer, cost or freely available | Public domain |
Limitations | Also there is failure to include all symptom domains; uneven weight attributed to different symptoms; content validity is poor |
Link to the questionnaire (if available) | Click Here to View the Questionaire |
Other comments | Clinician-rated scale |
References (original publication) | Hamilton, M. A Rating Scale for Depression. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat. 1960, 23:56-61. |
R. Michael Bagby, Ph.D.; Andrew G. Ryder, M.A.; Deborah R. Schuller, M.D.; Margarita B. Marshall, B.Sc The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale: Has the Gold Standard Become a Lead Weight? . Am J Psychiatry 2004;161:2163-2177. |