ReviewActa psychiatrica Scandinavica2015
Rating scales measuring the severity of psychotic depression.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neural Substrates of Psychotic Depression: Findings From the Global ECT-MRI Research Collaboration.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2022Article
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- Diagnostic Issues of Depressive Disorders from Kraepelinian Dualism to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.Psychiatry investigation · 2019Article
- Clinical Validation of the Psychotic Depression Assessment Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-6, and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale-5: Results from the Clinical Research Center for Depression Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2017Article
- Establishing the cut-off score for remission and severity-ranges on the Psychotic Depression Assessment Scale (PDAS).Journal of affective disorders · 2016Article
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8 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveUnipolar psychotic depression (PD) is a severe and debilitating syndrome, which requires intensive monitoring. The objective of this study was to provide an overview of the rating scales used to assess illness severity in PD.
methodSelective review of publications reporting results on non-self-rated, symptom-based rating scales utilized to measure symptom severity in PD. The clinical and psychometric validity of the identified rating scales was reviewed.
resultsA total of 14 rating scales meeting the predefined criteria were included in the review. These scales grouped into the following categories: (i) rating scales predominantly covering depressive symptoms, (ii) rating scales predominantly covering psychotic symptoms, (iii) rating scales covering delusions, and (iv) rating scales covering PD. For the vast majority of the scales, the clinical and psychometric validity had not been tested empirically. The only exception from this general tendency was the 11-item Psychotic Depression Assessment Scale (PDAS), which was developed specifically to assess the severity of PD.
conclusionIn PD, the PDAS represents the only empirically derived rating scale for the measurement of overall severity of illness. The PDAS should be considered in future studies of PD and in clinical practice.
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