The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Scale: reliability and validity
Corresponding Author
J. Davidson
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Associate Professor Duke University Medical Center Durham NC U. S. A.Search for more papers by this authorC. D. Turnbull
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Search for more papers by this authorR. Strickland
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Search for more papers by this authorR. Miller
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Search for more papers by this authorK. Graves
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
J. Davidson
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Associate Professor Duke University Medical Center Durham NC U. S. A.Search for more papers by this authorC. D. Turnbull
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Search for more papers by this authorR. Strickland
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Search for more papers by this authorR. Miller
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
Search for more papers by this authorK. Graves
Duke University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Head: Dr. J. B. Carroll) and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry (Chief: Dr. J. O. Cavenar, Jr.), Durham, NC, and University of North Carolina, Dept. of Biostatistics (Head: Dr. T. Grizzle), Chapel Hill, NC, U. S. A.
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ABSTRACT— The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Scale was evaluated in 44 depressed inpatients. All items of the scale occurred frequently in the sample; the scale exhibited construct validity (internal homogeneity) and concurrent validity relative to the Hamilton Depression Scale and the concepts of endogenous and nonendogenous depression. Sleep disturbance, reduced appetite, and suicidal thoughts, correlated poorly with the remainder of the scale. Reasons for this finding are discussed. Inter-rater reliability was demonstrated between a psychiatrist and a nurse on individual item and total scale scores.
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