HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE (HAM-D)

HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE (HAM-D)

The HAM-D is designed to rate the severity of depression in patients. Although it contains 21 areas, calculate the patient’s score on the first 17 answers.
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1. DEPRESSED MOOD(Gloomy attitude, pessimism about the future,feeling of sadness, tendency to weep)*
2. FEELINGS OF GUILT*
3. SUICIDE*
4. INSOMNIA - Initial(Difficulty in falling asleep)*
5. INSOMNIA - Middle(Complains of being restless and disturbedduring the night. Waking during the night.)*
6. INSOMNIA - Delayed(Waking in early hours of the morning andunable to fall asleep again)*
7. WORK AND INTERESTS*
8. RETARDATION(Slowness of thought, speech, and activity;apathy; stupor.)*
9. AGITATION(Restlessness associated with anxiety.)*
10. ANXIETY - PSYCHIC*
11. ANXIETY - SOMATICGastrointestinal, indigestionCardiovascular, palpitation, HeadachesRespiratory, Genito-urinary, etc.*
12. SOMATIC SYMPTOMS -GASTROINTESTINAL(Loss of appetite , heavy feeling in abdomen;constipation)*
13. SOMATIC SYMPTOMS - GENERAL (Heaviness in limbs, back or head; diffusebackache; loss of energy and fatiguability)*
14. GENITAL SYMPTOMS (Loss of libido, menstrual disturbances)*
15. HYPOCHONDRIASIS*
16. WEIGHT LOSS*
17. INSIGHT (Insight must be interpreted in terms of pa-tient’s understanding and background.)*
18. DIURNAL VARIATION(Symptoms worse in morning or evening.)*
18a. Do variations occur in the morning or evening?
19. DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION (feelings of unreality, nihilistic ideas)*
20. PARANOID SYMPTOMS (Not with a depressive quality)*
21. OBSESSIONAL SYMPTOMS (Obsessive thoughts and compulsions againstwhich the patient struggles)*
TOTAL ITEMS 1 TO 17:
0 - 7 = Normal
8 - 13 = Mild Depression
14-18 = Moderate Depression
19 - 22 = Severe Depression
> 23 = Very Severe Depression
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