Abstract
The reason for this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of the Hamilton rating scale for depression a 17-item scale (HRSD-17) and three self-report questionnaires patient Health Questionnaire – a 9 item scale, Epidemiologic studies depression Scale (CES-D) questionnaire and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) – a 7 item scale. Students at the university of Stirling were all shown a video and asked ask to mark the totals scores using the Hamilton rating scale.
Introduction
The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental health disorders fifth edition (DSM-5) is a book used by health care professionals as a guide to identify and help diagnose mental health disorder, there are seven mood disorders contained
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The psychiatrist referred to the Hamilton rating scale for depression to assess the patients level of depression. The Hamilton rating scale also known as HRSD-17 is a seventeen-step questionnaire which is used to indicate whether patients are showing signs/symptoms of depression and also enables to track their progress in recuperation and recovery. The Hamilton rating scale for depression can be used to self-test ourselves or have someone else read the questions and then give marks based on the answer given as demonstrated in the interview, According to Max Hamilton in a paper written for the department of psychiatry at Leeds University he recommends that if someone is being interviewed then two people be there to take note of the answers allowing notes to be compared and becoming familiar with the scale can provide better results. The students who participated in the experiment were also given their own copy of Hamilton rating scale for depression as well as copies of PHQ-9 (patient health questionnaire), CESD-R (Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Rating) which is a 20-point measuring test for depression and depressive disorder which measures symptoms as defined by the (DSM-V) for major depression.
Quizdom, an application used with smart phones and tablets was used by the students for entering the data and the information was collated at
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