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Instrument Title

A rating scale for depression.

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Source Article

Hamilton, M. (1960). A rating scale for depression.

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Validity

The HRSD is "sensitive to change over time and treatment, and agrees well with overall clinical ratings of severity" in Miller, I. W., Bishop, S. B., Norman, W. H., & Maddever, H. (1985). The modified hamilton rating scale for depression: Reliability and validity. Psychiatry Research, 14(2), 131-142.

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Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Hamilton, M. (1960). A rating scale for depression.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.