THE VALIDITY OF THE HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE AS A SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT FOR DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY
Aim: To evaluate the concurrent validity of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) against ICD-10 criteria for depressive disorder and its performance as a screening and diagnostic tool for depression in patients with epilepsy (PWE).Subjects and Methods: One hundred and six PWE underwent cli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peytchinski Publishing
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of IMAB |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issue-2012/book3/JofIMAB2012vol18b3p305-307.pdf |